Analysis of the Tower of Hercules, the World’s Oldest Extant Lighthouse-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Analysis of the Tower of Hercules, the World’s Oldest Extant Lighthouse

Published:2023-05-05 Issue:5 Volume:13 Page:1219
ISSN:2075-5309
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language:en
Short-container-title:Buildings

Author:

Elizalde Rubén Rodríguez¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Rambla del Poblenou, 156, 08018 Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The Tower of Hercules is an icon of the city where it is located, A Coruña, and it is supposed to be the world’s only surviving Roman lighthouse. Its function continues today: it provided a warning to shipping in antiquity and continues to do so now, in the 21st century. Furthermore, it is a paradigmatic case of architectural intervention in an ancient monument: in the 18th century, the Spanish engineer Eustaquio Giannini restored the tower, applying scientific criteria and maintaining the authenticity of the monument. For all these reasons, the Tower of Hercules is an exceptional benchmark through which the development and evolution of the different signaling and navigation aid systems can be studied from the beginning of our era to the present day.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Building and Construction,Civil and Structural Engineering,Architecture

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/5/1219/pdf

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