Aerides (Tower of the Winds)

The Tower of the Winds or Horologium of Andronikos is a small marble structure in Roman Agora.

In the 19th century, Lord Elgin tried to detach the monument in order to have it transferred to England but was faced with firm resistance from dervishes and Muslim students because the space was used as a tekke.
In the 19th century, Lord Elgin tried to detach the monument in order to have it transferred to England but was faced with firm resistance from dervishes and Muslim students because the space was used as a tekke.
It used to have a metal weathervane on its rooftop, with the mythological god Triton showing the direction of the wind. Below the frieze with representations of the winds, one could see protruding rods, which served as solar sundials. Nowadays, one can barely discern the engravings of the hours.
It used to have a metal weathervane on its rooftop, with the mythological god Triton showing the direction of the wind. Below the frieze with representations of the winds, one could see protruding rods, which served as solar sundials. Nowadays, one can barely discern the engravings of the hours.

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Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )

It has been used as a repository for antiquities and has become a protected monument.

Ottoman era (1453- 1821)

It becomes part of the adjacent mosque and Dervish tekke (place of prayer).

Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)

It has been used as a Christian baptistery. Outside the NE entrance, there was a Christian cemetery.

Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)

Constructed in the 1st century BC or the 2nd century. B.C., according to Kienast.

47 BC Constructed.

Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)

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