Location Reggio Calabria
Italy Construction masonry tower Height 12 m Focal height 95 m | Year first lit 1867 Light source mains power Opened 1867 | |
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Tower shape octagonal prism tower rising on a 2-story building Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, grey lantern dome Province Province of Reggio Calabria Similar Scilla Lighthouse, Castle of Sant'Aniceto, Pylons of Messina, Villa San Giovanni railway st, Castello Ruffo | ||
Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo dell'Armi) is an active lighthouse in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. Located along the cliffs of the headland, in the comune of Motta San Giovanni it is an important reference for ships coming into the Strait of Sicily from the south.
Contents
- Map of Faro Capo Dellarmi Strada Statale 106 Jonica 89065 Motta San Giovanni RC Italy
- History
- References
Map of Faro Capo Dellarmi, Strada Statale 106 Jonica, 89065 Motta San Giovanni RC, Italy
History
Activated in 1867 and renovated in 1959, the lighthouse consists of an octagonal white tower on a 2-storey brick keeper's house. The optics of the lighthouse are made from Fresnel lenses which rotate around a lamp of 1000 watts.
References
Capo dell'Armi Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA