Tower of Hercules
Lighthouse, Spain
Dating
back to Roman times, the Tower of Hercules Lighthouse is likely to have been
built during the reign of Trajan in AD 98-117 and it’s the only Roman-era
lighthouse still in use today. The exceptionally well-preserved structure
consists of a four-sided tower topped with two smaller octagonal towers, which
were added by architect Eustaquio Giannini in the 18th century. Presiding over
the entrance of the historic city of A Coruña in northwestern Spain, the
statuesque lighthouse’s beauty is only heightened by the surrounding craggy
cliffs.
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