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Tower of the Winds (Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos) in Athens: Eurus, the south east wind; which at Athens is sultry and gloomy, and brings much rain.
Tower of the Winds (Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos) in Athens: Notus the south wind; is sultry and very wet.
Tower of the Winds (Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos) in Athens: Libs, the south-west wind; blows directly across the Saronic Gulf, full on that shore of Attica which extends from the Isthmus of Corinth, to the promontory of Sunium; and right into the Piraeus.
Tower of the Winds (Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos) in Athens: Zephyrus, the west wind; in the summer brings very sultry weather, but in the spring is pleasant, warm, and favorable to the vegetation.
Tower of the Winds (Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos) in Athens: Sciron, the north-west wind; the dryest which blows in Athens. This wind is extremely cold in winter, but in the summer is scorching, violent, and accompanied with fierce and frequent lightings; it does great mischief to all vegetable productions, and affects the health of the inhabitants.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: An attempt to restore the upper part of this building and to explain the manner which the tripod was originally placed on it.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: The base of the column with the circular zoccolos or steps which are immediately above the quadrangular basement.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: The external face of the capital, with the entablature, and half one of the tripods.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: The plan reversed, and the sections of the capital, with the elevation of half the unfinished part of the capital.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Fig. 1. A quarter of the upper surface of the Tholus or Cupola. Fig. 2. A section of the cupola made on the line CD of the foregoing figure. Fig. 3. A section of part of the cupola on the line EF. Fig. 4. A section of the helix or scroll marked A in Fig. 1, and 2. Fig. 5. represents the remains of the vitruvian scrols.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Fig. 1. The flower on the top of the tholus or cupola. Fig. 2. The plan of the upper surface of the flower. Fig. 3. A perpendicular section of the top of the flower, made through the line A, B, C of the preceding figure.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frize of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: Figure of Bacchus with his tiger.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: Faun.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: Transformation of pirates into dolphins.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: Transformation of pirates into dolphins.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: a Faun.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: a Faun.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates: Transformation of pirates into dolphins.
Choregic monument of Lysicrates in Athens: Sculpture on the frieze of this building, which represents the story of Bacchus and the Tyrrhenian Pirates.