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Roman Agora

The Roman-era marketplace, with the Tower of the Winds, an eight-sided water clock and weather vane of the 1st century BC.

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Open
Every day
Price
Paid; included in the combined ticket
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Polygnotou and Epameinonda, 105 55 AthensDirections
Getting There
Monastiraki station.

Why Go

Built with money from Julius Caesar and Augustus, the market's Gate of Athena Archegetis still stands. The Tower of the Winds is carved with figures of the eight winds.

It's a short walk from the Ancient Agora.

Nearby in Athens

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