Lighthouse of Genoa

The Lighthouse of Genoa ( Italian: Torre della Lanterna di Genova) is the harbor lighthouse in the Ligurian regional capital is Genoa.

In addition to its function as a navigation aid night, the lighthouse has become the main symbol of the port city of Genoa.

The tower itself stands on the hill of San Benigno near the district Sampierdarena. With its height of 77 meters it is the highest Leuchtturmbau Europe. It consists of two blocks of stone and has two viewing platforms.

History

The first tower on this place was built in 1128. It was made up of three crenellated parts and had about the same height as the current tower. As flare initially an open fire was used. As of 1326, an oil lantern was used. When fighting the Genoese against French troops in 1506, the tower was severely damaged. In 1543 he was rebuilt in its present form. 1840 a ​​rotating beacon optics with Fresnel lens was installed. The lighting system was improved in 1881 and 1913 and finally reached a luminosity of 520,000 IK. 1936, the lighthouse was electrified, its luminosity reached 745,000 IK. After damage in the Second World War, the tower was restored in 1956.

The derby of the two football clubs Sampdoria and Genoa CFC of the Derby della Lanterna is named after the landmark of the city.

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Operation

The lighthouse is operated by the Comando di Zona Fari the Italian Navy, based in La Spezia. The Navy operates since 1910 all which located on the 8000 km long Italian coast lighthouses, of which 128 major lighthouses.

Swell

• Official site of the Lighthouse of Genoa ( eng ), accessed on 29 August 2008