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The square called A Rosa dos Ventos and located at the foot of the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña is one of the indisputable symbols of A Coruña since its construction in 1994. A Rosa dos Ventos represents the Celtic mythology of the North Atlantic Ocean. All the Celtic countries are represented in its quadrants: Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany, Wales, Isle of Mann, and Galicia. This immense nautical rose that forms an authentic square at the foot of the Tower of Hercules, describes a circle 25 meters in diameter. Built as a mosaic, it is made of granite, slate and vitrified ceramic. Along with eight needles that indicate the cardinal points, it contains the symbols that identify the Celtic nations: the Scallop, Galicia; the Skull, Tarshish; the Clover, Ireland; the Thistle, Scotland; the Manx Triskelion, the Isle of Man; the Dragon, Wales; the Goblet, Cornwall; the Stoat, Brittany

 

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Uploaded on March 1, 2023
Taken on August 19, 2022