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Tower of Hercules

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Tower of Hercules (UNESCO/NHK)

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THE TOWER of HERCULES (TORRE de HERCULES) near A CORUNA, NORTHERN SPAIN

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Tower of Hercules - UNESCO World Heritage Site

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euronews le mag - The Tower of Hercules

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Tower of Hercules

The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in north-western Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the "Farum Brigantium". The Latin word farum is derived from the Greek pharos for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The structure is 55 metres (180 ft) tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast of Spain. The structure, built in the 2nd century and renovated in 1791, is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today.