Livorno Lighthouse (Fanale dei Pisani)

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Fanale dei Pisani
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Fanale dei Pisani
Livorno Lighthouse (Fanale dei Pisani)
Location Livorno
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates 43°32′38″N10°17′41″E / 43.543778°N 10.294861°E / 43.543778; 10.294861
Tower
Constructed1154 (first)
1303 (second)
Foundationoctagonal base
Constructionstone and concrete tower
Height53 metres (174 ft)
Shapetwo-stage cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted gray stone, white lantern, gray metallic dome
Power sourcemains electricity  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorMarina Militare [1] [2]
Racon LI
Light
First lit1954 (current rebuilt)
Deactivated1944-1956 (destroyed by Germans)
Focal height52 metres (171 ft)
LensType OR Q4
Focal length: 250 mm
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemain: 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (4) W 20s.
Italy no.1896 E.F

The Livorno Lighthouse (Italian : Faro di Livorno) is an active lighthouse located at the south entrance of the Port of Livorno in Tuscany on the Ligurian Sea. [3]

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History

The lighthouse's name Fanale dei Pisani comes from the Pisans who built it in 1303. The project is attributed to Giovanni Pisano and master builders Rocco Entello De Spina and Bonaggiunta Ciabatti, whose names were found engraved on a stone. [4] The lighthouse was built on an emerging rock surrounded by the sea at the south entrance of the harbor. The structure of the lighthouse is formed by a polygonal basement of 13 sides. Over everything is a tower formed by two cylinders. Each cylinder has an embattled balcony and a lantern at the top. The structure consists of 11 floors connected to each other by a 53 metres (174 ft) spiral staircase. Every floor is 3.72 metres (12.2 ft) high with the exception of the first and second floors which are respectively 5.55 metres (18.2 ft) and 4.22 metres (13.8 ft). [5] The lower part of the lighthouse is made of four cylinders of decreasing diameter. The upper part of the lighthouse is made of three cylinders which results in the tower becoming thinner toward the summit.

The lighthouse was originally built with white Verruca stone from San Giuliano cave near Pisa. Oil lamps were initially used for the light and were then replaced by compressed oil. In 1841, Fresnel lens were installed and acetylene gas lamp were used. At the end of the 1800s, the installation was electrified. [6] Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ordered the construction of warehouses in the basement in 1584, which were later transformed into Lazzaretto di San Rocco and a shipbuilding yard. In 1911, the lighthouse passed under the jurisdiction of the Italian Navy where it remains to this day.

The tower was intact until June 20, 1944, when the German troops blew it up as the Allied approached. The Fanale was rebuilt in June 1954 according to the original project with material recovered from the ruins and from the San Giuliano cave. It was made from reinforced concrete 30 centimeters thick and covered externally by stone. The new lighthouse was inaugurated on September 16, 1956, by President Giovanni Gronchi on the 350th anniversary of Livorno's proclamation as a city. [4]

Description

The tower is covered by grey stone and the lantern dome is painted grey metallic. The light is positioned at 52 metres (171 ft) above sea level and emits four white flashes in a 20 seconds period visible up to a distance of 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, as the last keeper Renzo Fiorentini [7] left, and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1896 E.F. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Livorno imboccatura sud avamporto". Marina Militare. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Tuscany". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mar Ligure". Marina Militare. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Torre del Fanale (Fanale dei Pisani)". travelitalia. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Main Lighthouse in the Harbor of Livorno" . Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Il faro di Livorno". Il mondo dei fari. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Il Fanale dei Pisani". 151 Miglia. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.


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