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• Tower of the Winds — The Tower of the Winds, also called horologion (timepiece), is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower on the Roman agora in Athens. The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock and a wind vane. [Joseph V. Noble; Derek J. de… …   Wikipedia

• Winds, Tower of the — ▪ building, Athens, Greece also called  Horologium,  Greek  Horologion (“Timepiece”)        building in Athens erected about 100–50 BC by Andronicus Of Cyrrhus for measuring time. Still standing, it is an octagonal marble structure 42 feet (12.8… …   Universalium

• Bowl of the Winds — The Bowl of the Winds is an item in the Wheel of Time fantasy series of books by Robert Jordan.The Bowl of the Winds is a very powerful ter angreal that allows its users to control the weather. It draws both saidin and saidar even when used by… …   Wikipedia

• Tower of Babel — The Tower of Babel ( he. מגדל בבל Migdal Bavel ar. برج بابل Burj Babil ) is a structure featured in chapter 11 of the Book of Genesis, an enormous tower intended as the crowning achievement of the city of Babilu, the Akkadian name for Babylon.… …   Wikipedia

• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — North American box art Developer(s) Nintendo EAD …   Wikipedia

• The Amazing Race 14 — Season run February 15, 2009 – May 10, 2009 Filming dates October 31, 2008[1] – November 21, 2008 No. of episodes 12[2] Winning team …   Wikipedia

• The Belgariad — is a five book fantasy epic written by David Eddings. The series tells the story of the recovery of the Orb of Aldur and coming of age of Garion, an orphaned farmboy. Garion is accompanied by his aunt Polgara and grandfather Belgarath as they try …   Wikipedia

• Classical compass winds — The Tower of the Winds in Athens Classical compass winds refers to the naming and association of winds in Mediterranean classical antiquity (Ancient Greece and Rome) with the points of geographic direction and orientation. Ancient wind roses… …   Wikipedia

• Tower — For other uses, see Tower (disambiguation). CN Tower (world s third tallest freestanding structure) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada …   Wikipedia

• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror — Infobox Disney ride name= Tower of Terror caption= park= land= designer= Walt Disney Imagineering manufacturer= Walt Disney World Co type= Elevator drop theme= The Twilight Zone control system= Dual Processor Allen Bradley PLC propulsion= host=… …   Wikipedia

• The Towering Inferno — Infobox Film name = The Towering Inferno caption = Poster for the film with McQueen and Newman at the top, and the other stars at the bottom director = John Guillermin Irwin Allen (action sequences) producer = Irwin Allen writer = Novel Richard… …   Wikipedia