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The Tower of the Winds, named from the sculptured reliefs of wind-god that make up a frieze marking the cardinal directions on its eight sides, is located in the Roman Agora in Athens. The tower included a combination of sundials, a water clock, and…

The Tower of the Winds, named from the sculptured reliefs of wind-god that make up a frieze marking the cardinal directions on its eight sides, is located in the Roman Agora in Athens. The tower included a combination of sundials, a water clock, and…

Plate from Stuart and Revett's The Antiquities of Athens (1762) showing a reconstruction of the Tower of the Winds.

Plate from Stuart and Revett's The Antiquities of Athens (1762) showing a reconstruction of the Tower of the Winds.

The first Chestnut Street Theater, built in 1791 and remodeled by Benjamin Latrobe in 1805, stood at the NW corner of 6th and Chestnut Streets. Originally called the New Theatre, it was built for the acting company of Thomas Wignell and Alexander…

Engraving showing the First Bank of the United States as Stephen Girard's Bank (1812-1929). Labeled lower left "Drawn by C. Burton N.Y." lower right "Engraved & Printed by Fenner Sears & Co."

The thirteen story Stephen Girard Building at Girard and 12th Streets was begun in 1896 as offices for the Board of the Stephen Girard Estates Trust. The new building was designed by James H. Windrim, a Girard College graduate. Windrim combined…

The thirteen story Stephen Girard Building at Girard and 12th Streets was begun in 1896 as offices for the Board of the Stephen Girard Estates Trust. The new building was designed by James H. Windrim, a Girard College graduate. Windrim combined…