1936 On the Continent

clock, and also indicated the direction of the wind by means of a weather vane in the form of a triton placed on the roof. Each one of its faces is turned towards one of the eight points of the compass. Symbolic figures of the winds are sculptured on the frieze.
R OMAN A GORA
    The ruins to the west of the Tower of the Winds mark the site of this structure, which consisted of a vast rectangular peristyle, 367 by 315 feet, with galleries furnished with shops. It was used as a market-place for oil, wine, etc. The principal entrance at the west consisted of a monumental gate, consecrated to Athena Archegetis. On a pillar near by is engraved a long order of Hadrian concerning the sale of oils.
L IBRARY OF H ADRIAN
    Walking down Odos Eolou, the visitor meets on his right the remains of this large rectangular building, parallel to the Roman Agora, of which it is a reproduction. Its interior court was surrounded by a peristyle of a hundred columns, a portion of which is preserved at a corner of Monastiraki Square. Through the constructionof this building of truly imperial sumptuousness, Emperor Hadrian sought to render homage to the intellectual brilliance of the city of Athens.
P ORTICO OF A TTALUS
    The ruins of this portico are situated to the west of the preceding buildings. The portico was constructed about 140 B.C. by Attalus II, King of Pergamos, and served as a promenade and market-place.
T HE C ERAMICUS (Tram No. 4)
    The principal ancient necropolis of Athens, in the quarter called Exterior Ceramicus, because of the potteries and tile fields installed there.
    The tombs discovered here belong to all periods and lie along the roads which leave the city, in conformity with the ancient rule provided for the interment of the dead outside the ramparts.
    Walking along the Alley of Tombs, we meet several memorial monuments. The visitor should note the pillar with a marble bull, the monument of Corallion, the cenotaph of Dexileos and others. This alley branches off the Sacred Way. We notice the ruins of the walls of Athens, with openings for the two gates: the Sacred Gate through which the Sacred Way passed, and the Dipylos Gate (double gate), opening into the pathway that led to the Academy. In the space between the two gates are the ruins of a large building, the Pompeion.
    The excavations are still being carried on.
Byzantine Churches
    Of the small Byzantine churches found in the city and the environs of Athens, the following are the most important:
T HE S MALL M ETROPOLIS (Plateia Mitropoleos)
    The diminutive church which is known by this name is in reality consecrated to Panaghia Gorgoepicoös, and is also known by the name of Aghios Eleutherios. It is beside the modern cathedral, and was probably built after the tenth century with materials taken from ancient and Christian monuments.
    This charming little Byzantine church, with its exquisite proportions, is a real artistic jewel.
T HE C APNIKAREA C HURCH (in the middle of Odos Hermou)
    A very interesting small Byzantine church of the twelfth century. It can be seen from Plateia Syntagmatos, blocking Odos Hermou.
S T. T HEODORE C HURCH (Plateia Clafthmonos)
    At the lower end of the square near the British legation. It dates from the year 1049, and is considered the most complete and best preserved of the old Byzantine churches of Athens.
C HURCH OF A GHIOS N ICODEMUS (Odos Philellinon)
    A beautiful Byzantine church of the eleventh century, known by the name of Panaghia tou Licodimou. It was completely restored and provided with a bell-tower at the expense of the last czars of Russia. It is used to-day for worship by the Russian Orthodox.
Museums
N ATIONAL A RCHAEOLOGICAL M USEUM (44 Odos Patission)
    This museum is considered one of the richest in the world for the archaeological importance of the original works of antiquity gathered from all parts of Greece. Of special value are its archaic statues, its remarkable bronzes, its incomparable collection of painted vases and its famous treasures of Mycenaean art.
N UMISMATIC M USEUM (Odos Panepistimiou, in the Academy building)
    Contains a very rich collection of Greek coins dating from very ancient times; also of Ptolemaic, Roman, Byzantine and other coins; of seals, medals and intaglios.
B YZANTINE M USEUM (22 Leophoros Vassilissis Sophias)
    This museum is installed in the old palace of the Duchess of Plaisance. It contains a rich and interesting collection of Byzantine sculptures, beautifully exhibited, an important