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Torre de Hercules - Tower of Hercules in Miami, Florida For Sale

Torre de Hercules - Tower of Hercules
Price: $50
Date/Time:18 Jan, 01:08 p.m. EST
Type: Art & Antiques, For Sale - Private.

The Tower of Hercules (Galician and Spanish: Torre de Hércules) 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. The structure is 55 metres (180 ft) tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast of Spain. The structure, almost xxxx years old, is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today. The Tower of Hercules is a National Monument of Spain, and since June 27, xxxx, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the second tallest lighthouse in Spain, after the Faro de Chipiona. At its base is preserved the cornerstone with the inscription MARTI AUG.SACR C.SEVIVS LUPUS ARCHTECTUS AEMINIENSIS LVSITANVS.EX.VO, permitting the original lighthouse tower to be ascribed to the architect Gaius Sevius Lupus, from Aeminium (present-day Coimbra, Portugal) in the former province of Lusitania, as an offering dedicated to Mars. The tower has been in constant use since the 2nd century and is considered to be the oldest existing lighthouse in the world.
The ceramic replica is 29 cm tall. 11.5 inches tall

State: Florida  City: Miami  Zip code: 33126 Category: Art & Antiques
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