What is the oldest lighthouse in the world still in use?

The Tower of Hercules, outside La Coruna, Spain is the oldest lighthouse still in use.

The 185-foot-tall working lighthouse dates from the reign of the Roman emperor Traj an, A.D. 98-117.

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