Breogán, Granite monument at Tower of Hercules Park, Spain.
Breogán is a granite monument in the sculptural park of the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, made by the sculptor Xosé Cid Menor. The figure of the Celtic chief stands on a stone base among the park's artworks, facing the sea on the headland above the city.
Breogán is one of the sculptures in the park around the Tower of Hercules, created by the Galician artist Xosé Cid Menor and installed in 1995. It belongs to the open-air sculpture collection set up on the headland beside the Roman lighthouse, a project that gave the city a group of modern granite works in a public space.
Breogán is the mythical Celtic king of Galicia, said in Irish tradition to be the ancestor of the Milesians who sailed to Ireland. The granite figure by Xosé Cid Menor, installed in 1995, gives that shared origin story a physical form in the Tower of Hercules park.
The site is freely accessible throughout the year with plenty of space for visitors to explore the surroundings. Walking paths through the park allow you to view all the artworks at your own pace.
The 24-metre figure stands on a rise about 24 metres above sea level, roughly 1.6 km from the centre of A Coruña, within sight of the sea and near the Parque del Monte de San Pedro. It is one of 14 sculptures in the Tower of Hercules park.
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