General Information
| Completion: | 110 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Column |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Lighthouse |
| Material: |
Load-bearing masonry tower |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2009 |
for registered users |
|---|
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| Initial construction | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 36 m | |
| dimensions at base | 18 m x 18 m | |
| Renovation | ||
| height | ca. 50 m | |
| dimensions at base | ca. 20 m x 20 m | |
Materials
| walls |
stone
|
|---|
Notes
This is the only functioning antique lighthouse.
Participants
Architecture
- Caius Sevius Lupus (architect)
Renovation (-1791)
Architecture
- Eustaqui Gianini (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1995): Análisis arqueológico de los paramentos del faro romano llamado Torre de Hércules. La Coruña-España. In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 46, n. 435 (February 1995), pp. 47-50.
- (1993): La restauración de la torre de Hércules de La Coruña (Galicia-España). In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 45, n. 427 (October 1993), pp. 67-80.
- (1997): Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen. 3rd edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 32-33.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002462 - Published on:
02/12/2001 - Last updated on:
15/09/2024
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