Tower of Hercules
The Tower of Hercules (Galician and Spanish: Torre de Hércules) is an ancient Roman lighthouse in Spain. It is on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers (1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia.
| Tower of Hercules | |
|---|---|
| Native name Spanish: Torre de Hércules | |
 | |
| Location | Corunna, Galicia, Spain |
| Elevation | 57 metres (187 ft) |
| Visitation | 149,440[1] (in 2009) |
| Governing body | Ministry of Culture |
| Official name: Tower of Hercules | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii |
| Designated | 2009 (33rd session) |
| Reference No. | 1312 |
| State Party |  Spain |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Official name: Torre de Hércules | |
| Type | Royal property |
| Criteria | Monument |
| Designated | 3 June 1931 |
| Reference No. | (R.I.) - 51 - 0000540 - 00000 |
The tower is a National Monument of Spain. Since June 27, 2009, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2] It is the second tallest lighthouse in Spain, after the Faro de Chipiona.
The Tower of Hercules was one of 100 finalists for the 12 Treasures of Spain in 2007.[3]
Tower Of Hercules Media
Inscription on the Tower of Hercules on its construction by the architect Gaio Sevio Lupo, of Aeminium (Coimbra)
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
Close-up of wall and spiral that once supported a ramp
References
- Specific references
- ↑ Torredeherculesacoruna.com
- ↑ UNESCO website
- ↑ "Lista de 100 finalistas de Nuestros 12 Tesoros de España". Sobreturismo.es. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
- General references
- "Documentos para estudiar la Torre de Hércules" Archived 2006-04-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- Mareblucamogli.com
- Tower of Hercules Archived 2009-06-30 at the Portuguese Web Archive from Spain.info
- Torre de HérculesArchived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine (in English) from the Universidade da Coruña website
- Tower of Hercules Visitor Services and Interpretive Center
Other websites
Media related to Torre de Hércules at Wikimedia Commons
- Torre foto Archived 2017-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website
- Images of the Roman Tower of Hercules and futuristic visual legends
- Historical timeline of the Tower of Brigantia, from galicianflag.com
