Foundation concrete basement Focal height 35.7 metres (117 ft) Opened 1983 Phone +886 4 893 1073 | Construction concrete tower Height 37 m Year first constructed 1983 | |
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Location FangyuanChanghua CountyTaiwan Tower shape tapered octagonal prism with double balcony and lantern Markings / pattern tower with black and white vertical stripes, white lantern, black lantern dome Hours Closed now Thursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PM Similar Wanggong Fishing Port, Gaomei Lighthouse, Baishajia Lighthouse, Cape Santiago Lighthouse, Yuwengdao Lighthouse | ||
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The Fangyuan Lighthouse (Chinese: 芳苑燈塔; pinyin: Fāngyuàn Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Fangyuan Township, Changhua County, Taiwan.
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History
The lighthouse was built in 1983 at the eastern side of Wanggong Fishing Port to ensure the safety of vessels moving around the port.
Architecture
The octagonal lighthouse is painted in black and white vertical bands and stands up to 35.7 meters. The tower was constructed with reinforced concrete and equipped with fourth class electric lamp, which generated 28,000 candlepower light for as far as 16.6 nautical miles. It was built with a power generation room, store room and dorms.
Technical specifications
The light beam from the lighthouse is five seconds light, then five seconds dark...
References
Fangyuan Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA