Caorle Lighthouse
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| Location | Caorle Veneto Italy |
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| Constructed | Unknown |
| Foundation | masonry base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular bell tower with octagonal steeple, lantern atop a bracket on the south side |
| Markings | unpainted brick tower |
| Operator | Marina Militare[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1905 |
| Focal height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Lens | Type TD 300 Focal length: 150 mm |
| Intensity | main: AL 1000 w reserve. LABI 100 W |
| Range | main: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 6s. |
| Italy no. | 4272 E.F |
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Caorle Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Caorle) is an active lighthouse located on a little promontory at the end of the waterfront promenade in Caorle, Veneto on the Adriatic Sea.
Description
[edit | edit source]The lighthouse consists of a quadrangular bell tower, 9 metres (30 ft) high, belonging to the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Angel, and the light is placed on a bracket on the sea side of the tower.
The tower was built in bricks in Romanesque architecture; the light is positioned at 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4272 E.F.[2][3]
History
[edit | edit source]The date of the lighthouse's construction is unknown, however a cult dedicated to the Archangel Michael was known to worship in the cathedral nearby, which is dated 1803.[4] The bell tower of the cathedral, which is the modern lighthouse, is usually dated back to the 13th century.[5]
In 1600, Domenico Minio condemned the condition of the bell tower, and ordered it to undergo renovations. During these renovations, a worker inscribed "ANTONIO ROGIO FECITANNO DOMINI LI VI LVGIO MD" on the base of the tower, along with a small cross. The tower again underwent restoration work in 1751, with Bishop Francesco Suarez being buried right at the foot of the main altar near the bell tower.[6]
The light was first lit in 1905. The tower also houses three bells, with two made in 1919 and the other in 1926.[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Jacopo Filiasi, Memorie Storiche De' Veneti Primi e Secondi, 1811, Seminario di Padova
- ^ Alessandro Mozzambani e Giulio Pavesi, Caorle, il duomo e il museo, 1982, Artegrafica s.r.l. (Verona)
- ^ Paolo Francesco Gusso e Renata Candiago Gandolfo, Caorle Sacra, 2012, Marcianum Press
- ^ Da comunicazione con il personale della Parrocchia Santo Stefano di Caorle
External links
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