The Elgin clocktower, Plaka (ca. 1870)

Extracted from the photo of 1865-70. www.flickr.com/photos/athens_greece/9511797552/in/photost...

This is one of the few photographs of the rebuilt Elgin clock, located near the junction of Aiolou and Adrianou in Plaka (centre of the photo). The actual original location (in the bazaar of Plaka) along with the continuous nature of the street Adrianou, was damaged by fire in 1884 and replaced by a useless empty site of archaeological remains. The street leading off Pandrossou, has also been closed by this archaeological site.

Originally donated by Elgin in 1816 in return for the Parthenon marbles (!), the clocktower was destroyed during the Greek revolution. It was rebuilt by King Ludwig of Bavaria (father of Otto) and burned down a second time in the great fire of Plaka in 1884.

The time shown on the clock is 5 pm, consistent with the sun from the west in this photo.

The location of the clock is shown on the map of 1872, here: www.flickr.com/photos/athens_greece/7094633399/sizes/h/in...
See item #24

It also appears on my 1862 map, notated as item 8 -- Tour de l'Horloge.
www.flickr.com/photos/athens_greece/7094648801/sizes/h/in...

Taken in: Greece / Attica / Athens / Aérides (show map)

Taken on: August 15, 2013

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