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. The tower is a National Monument of Spain. Since June 27, 2009, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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. References Specific references 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