Unpainted, save for the city arms on the lower stage; lantern painted with red-and-white checkerboard pattern
Operator
Marina Militare
Heritage
Italian national heritage
Light
First lit
1543 (current tower)[1]
Focal height
117 m (384 ft)[3][4]
Lens
Wood fire, later first order Fresnel lens
Light source
electric power distribution
Intensity
main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W
Range
main: 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)[3] reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic
two white flashes, separated by 5 s, every 20 s.[1]
Italy no.
1569 E.F[5]
The Lighthouse of Genoa (Italian: Lanterna di Genova), known as La Lanterna, is the main lighthouse serving the Port of Genoa. Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the city of Genoa. Rebuilt in its current shape in 1543 replacing the former lighthouse, it is the world's third oldest lighthouse, following the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, Spain, and Kõpu Lighthouse, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. Built of masonry, at 76 m (249 ft), it is constructed in two square portions, each one capped by a terrace. The whole structure is crowned by a lantern from which the light is shone.[1]
Between 1543 and the construction of the lighthouse on Île Vierge, France in 1902, it was the tallest lighthouse in the world. It is now the world's fifth tallest lighthouse, the second tallest lighthouse built in traditional masonry after Île Vierge and the tallest lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea. When measured as a whole with the natural rock on which it stands, as it is commonly perceived and represented, its total height is 117 m (383 ft), which makes it the second tallest lighthouse in the world, the tallest in Europe, and the tallest in the world when only traditional lighthouses are considered.[6][7]
^ abcRowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Liguria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^According to the List of Lights. 77 metres (253 ft) according to "La Lanterna".
^ abList of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov)(PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 132.
^Cite error: The named reference lanterna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Genova Faro". Marina Militare. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
^Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^"Curiosità: la Lanterna di Genova è il faro più alto del Mediterraneo". GenovaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
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