Man playing pipes in front of The Tower of Hercules in Corunna, Galicia, in north-western Spain

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Man playing pipes in front of The Tower of Hercules (Galician and Spanish: Torre de Hércules) is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about kilometers ( mi) from the centre of Corunna, 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, almost 1900 years old and rehabilitated in 1791, is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today.

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Size: 3168px × 4752px
Location: Europe, Spain, Galicia, coruna
Photo credit: © tmagesphoto / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: celtic, coruna, coruñ, galicia, hercules, history, lighthouse, monument, spain