The Tower of the Winds in the Roman agora of Athens. This bizarre antique structure bore a rotating statue of Neptune on the top, which indicated the direction of the wind. It also had a water-powered mechanical clock inside. The early Christians then got rid of these artifacts to make it into a church.
Saturday, 9 June 2007
The Bath-House of the Winds
The Tower of the Winds in the Roman agora of Athens. This bizarre antique structure bore a rotating statue of Neptune on the top, which indicated the direction of the wind. It also had a water-powered mechanical clock inside. The early Christians then got rid of these artifacts to make it into a church.
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