mole
The term Mole referred to one as a dam in a lake , a river or into the sea towering mound, secured by a stone or concrete construction.
purpose
It serves as a breakwater . A mole can support a harbor wall on the outside and also be developed as a pier on the protected inside . A pier can protrude several hundred meters into the sea and be straight or curved.
Usually a pier protects a harbor or a canal entrance . On the pier head a can as a navigation aid pier light are.
A particularly long pier in Germany is the 1450-meter-long pier in Sassnitz on the island of Rügen, built between 1889 and 1912 .
The more than 1000 year old Molo Vecchio of Genoa is 490 m long and protected the city not only from storms, but also from attacks.
Web links
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