{"id":79994,"date":"2016-08-18T07:04:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T11:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=79994"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T14:18:18","slug":"greece-opens-ancient-water-clock-athens-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/08\/18\/greece-opens-ancient-water-clock-athens-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece opens ancient water clock in Athens to visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_79995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79995\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/800px-Torre_dels_vents_part_superior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-79995\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/800px-Torre_dels_vents_part_superior-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tower of the Winds (Wikipedia photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/800px-Torre_dels_vents_part_superior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/800px-Torre_dels_vents_part_superior-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/800px-Torre_dels_vents_part_superior.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tower of the Winds (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tower_of_the_Winds\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ATHENS, Greece \u2013 Greek heritage authorities have opened up to the public, for the first time in decades, a landmark 2,000-year-old clock tower in a major Athens archaeological site.<\/p>\n<p>The culture ministry said Wednesday the Tower of the Winds, built in the 1st Century B.C. by the astronomer Andronikos Kyrrhestes, has undergone extensive conservation. 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