Tower of Hercules
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The Tower of Hercules is the oldest known extant Roman lighthouse. Built in the 1st century, the tower is located on a peninsula about 2.4 km from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spai
View from the south-east in 2023.
Cornerstone with name of the ancient Roman architect
Plan and elevation, from Joseph Cornide, Investigaciones sobre la fundación y fábrica de la torre llamada de Hércules, 1792
Breogán and the Tower of Hercules
A Coruña
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A Coruña is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. With a population of 249,255, it is the 2nd-largest city in Galicia behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña,
Tower of Hercules
…is the oldest known extant Roman lighthouse. Built in the 1st century, the tower is located on a peninsula about 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Until the 20th century, it was known as the Farum Brigantium. The Latin word farum is derived from the Greek Φάρος…
Ayuntamiento, La Coruña, España, 2015 09 25, DD 44
A Coruña Galerías 06
Compass rose representing the different Celtic peoples (near the Tower of Hercules)