The statue named Pillars of Hercules, located in the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Europe from Africa and connects the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean.

The “Pillars of Hercules” statue is located in the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates the continents of Europe and Africa and connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. In Greek mythology, Hercules was tasked with performing the “Twelve Impossible Labors”, one of which included his journey to the far west to obtain golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides, a mythical garden protected by a dragon. To reach it, pᴀss through the Strait of Gibraltar. During his journey, Hercules separated the mountains and placed “pillars” on either side of the strait (one in Europe and the other in Africa) as a sign that he had reached the end of the known world to the ancient Greeks, who considered this point to be the furthest place possible to reach. Thus, the columns became a symbol of power and the limits of the ancient world, as if they were a gateway to the unknown that man had not yet discovered.