When the Romans built things, they built them to last. Just take a look at Rome itself, with the Parthenon and its companion buildings.
But here is another rather spectacular example of the Romans building things to last.
The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) from the centre of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is easily the most well preserved lighthouse remaining from the classical Roman age. According to myth, it also marks the resting place of one of Hercules‘ greatest conquests.
Read more here courtesy of EyeOnSpain.com
