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Tower of the Winds
The Tower of the Winds or the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower in the Roman Agora in Athens that functioned as a "horologion" or "timepiece". It is considered the world's first meteorological station. Unofficially, the monument is also called Aerides (), which means "Winds". The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock, and a wind vane. It was supposedly built by Andronicus of Cyrrhus around 50 BC, but according to other
and was completed after seven weeks. Eleven Toyists from five different countries were involved. During the activities, Iceland had its worst weather conditions since the summer of 1923. Plastic could not be used as a protection material, because it is impermeable to air. The strong winds blew apart the plastic, revealing the artwork before the project was finished. For that reason, coffee bags were used in order to be able to complete the project. Two hundred of them were sewn together and wrapped around the tower.
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