Lugar histórico
Tower of the Winds
Recomendado por 78 habitantes del lugar,
Consejos de habitantes de la zona
The square has taken its name by the monument Horologion of Kyrrhestes (Tower of the Winds), an octagonal marble building with representations of the winds on its pediments. On its northern side stood until 1898 the madrassas of Athens, the Islamic seminary which during the reign of Otto has been converted into prisons and a place of executions. As a matter of fact there was a platanus tree, where they hanged those that were convicted, and they had to salute the tree, something that gave rise to a famous Greek phrase.
The square has taken its name by the monument Horologion of Kyrrhestes (Tower of the Winds), an octagonal marble building with representations of the winds on its pediments. On its northern side stood until 1898 the madrassas of Athens, the Islamic seminary which during the reign of Otto has been co…
This area is magical... The old streets of Plaka, little coffee shops and tavernas as well as The Ancient Agora nearby. Beautiful.
The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower in the Roman Agora in Athens that functioned as a horologion or "timepiece".
Actividades únicas en la zona
Los habitantes locales también recomiendan
- Recomendado por 5 habitantes del lugar
Ubicación
Athens
Tower of the Winds