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Cordouan Lighthouse
The Cordoba Lighthouse is located on a rocky plateau in the shallow Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Gironde River, in an extremely harsh environment. Built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, the lighthouse was designed by engineer Louis de Foix and rebuilt at the end of the 18th century by engineer Joseph Teulère using white limestone blocks. A masterpiece of maritime signalling, the Cordoba Lighthouse features a magnificent tower decorated with pilasters, buttresses and gargoyles. It embodies a great phase in the history of lighthouse architecture and technology, built with the ambition to continue the tradition of the famous lighthouses of antiquity, demonstrating the art of lighthouse construction during the Renaissance, when lighthouses played an important role as territorial markers and safety tools. Finally, the increase in the height of the lighthouse and the changes to the lighthouse room at the end of the 18th century bear witness to the scientific and technological progress of the time. Its architectural form draws inspiration from ancient models, the Renaissance style and the specific architectural language of the School of Roads, Bridges and Roads, the French engineering school.
Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe
Known as the "Roman Sistine Chapel," the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin contains many beautiful 11th- and 12th-century frescoes that are still well preserved.