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The Columbus Lighthouse (Faro a Colón)
The Columbus Lighthouse
Columbus Lighthouse is located in the Dominican Republic
Columbus Lighthouse
Location in Dominican Republic
Established1992 (1992)
LocationSanto Domingo Este
Columbus Lighthouse Dominican Republic
Coordinates18°28′43″N 69°52′05″W / 18.47861°N 69.86816°W / 18.47861; -69.86816
TypeMausoleum, Museum
ArchitectTeófilo Carbonell
J. L. Gleave

Columbus Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro a Colón, meaning "Lighthouse to Columbus") is a mausoleum monument to Christopher Columbus located in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic.

Construction began in 1986, using plans drawn in 1931 by Scottish architect J.L. Gleave. In time for the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage, the monument was inaugurated in 1992. It was funded by the Latin American states[1][2] and the total cost of construction was approximately US$70 million.[3]

The monument's lighthouse-style features projecting beams of light, forming a cross shape, which are so powerful that they can be seen from neighboring Puerto Rico.[3]

  1. ^ "Où est donc enterré Christophe Colomb ?" Archived 2020-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Cristobal-colon.net. Retrieved June 4, 2009
  2. ^ Le phare de Christophe Colomb Entre2voyages.com Retrieved June 4, 2009
  3. ^ a b Jacobs, Karrie (April 2010), "World's Strangest Buildings", Travel + Leisure, retrieved 2010-04-25

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