Rimini Lighthouse

Rimini
Rimini Lighthouse
Rimini
Location of Rimini Lighthouse in Emilia-Romagna
Rimini
Rimini (Italy)
Location Rimini
Emilia-Romagna
Italy
Coordinates 44°04′27″N 12°34′26″E / 44.074056°N 12.573944°E / 44.074056; 12.573944Coordinates: 44°04′27″N 12°34′26″E / 44.074056°N 12.573944°E / 44.074056; 12.573944
Year first constructed 1733 (first)
1862 (second)
Year first lit 1946 (current)
Automated yes
Deactivated 1862 (first)
1945 (second)
Foundation 1-storey masonry building
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, grey metallic lantern dome
Height 25 metres (82 ft)
Focal height 27 metres (89 ft)
Current lens Type OF
Light source mains power
Range main: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 12s.
Admiralty number E2394
NGA number 11324
ARLHS number ITA-152
Italy number 4005 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

Rimini Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Rimini) is an active lighthouse located on the east side of the channel harbour of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna on the Adriatic Sea.

Description

The first lighthouse was designed by the architect Luigi Vanvitelli in 1733, on the will of Pope Clement XII, but the tower was then completed in 1745 by Giovanni Francesco Buonamici. In 1911 the lighthouse management turned to the Regia Marina that raised the tower of 9 metres (30 ft) and electrified the lantern. Partially destroyed during the bombardments of World War II, the lighthouse was rebuilt in 1946. The current lighthouse consists of a tower, 25 feet (7.6 m) high, with balcony and lantern, attached to the white keeper's house. The lantern, painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at 27 metres (89 ft) above sea level and emits three white flashes in a 12 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4005 E.F.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Eastern Italy". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rimini". Marina Militare. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Da oltre 250 anni la sua luce guida". Rimini Today. Retrieved March 13, 2018.



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