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'''Barletta Lighthouse''' ({{lang-it|Faro di Barletta}}) is an inactive [[lighthouse]] located in the harbour of [[Barletta]], in [[Apulia]] on the [[Adriatic Sea]].
'''Barletta Lighthouse''' ({{lang-it|Faro di Barletta}}) is an inactive [[lighthouse]] located in the harbour of [[Barletta]], in [[Apulia]] on the [[Adriatic Sea]].
It was inaugurated by [[Joseph Bonaparte]] in the 1807<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marina Militare - Barletta Lighthouse |url=https://www.marina.difesa.it/media-cultura/editoria/notiziario/Documents/2020/lug_ago/44.pdf}}</ref>
It was inaugurated by [[Joseph Bonaparte]] in the 1807.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Marina Militare - Barletta Lighthouse |url=https://www.marina.difesa.it/media-cultura/editoria/notiziario/Documents/2020/lug_ago/44.pdf}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==


The lighthouse was one of the first to be built in the Adriatic, thanks to the resourcefulness of [[Joseph Bonaparte]], king of [[Naples]] in 1807 and founder of the new Barletta lighthouse. The lighthouse is located in the internal port of Barletta and is located 15 above sea level. Next to it stands the lighthouse, built in the early 1900s. The lighthouse remained in operation until 1950, when it was replaced by the new lighthouse<ref name=":0" />. Restoration works are underway to make it accessible to tourists<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barletta port authority |url=https://www.adspmam.it/porto-di-barletta-e-ufficiale-il-faro-napoleonico-sara-nella-disponibilita-delladspmam-presto-al-via-i-lavori-per-il-ripristino-dello-stato-dei-luoghi-perche-lo-storico-monumento-possa-essere-fr/}}</ref>.
The lighthouse was one of the first to be built in the Adriatic, thanks to the resourcefulness of [[Joseph Bonaparte]], king of [[Naples]] in 1807 and founder of the new Barletta lighthouse. The lighthouse is located in the internal port of Barletta and is located 15 above sea level. Next to it stands the lighthouse, built in the early 1900s. The lighthouse remained in operation until 1950, when it was replaced by the new lighthouse<ref name=":0" />. Restoration works are underway to make it accessible to tourists<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barletta port authority |url=https://www.adspmam.it/porto-di-barletta-e-ufficiale-il-faro-napoleonico-sara-nella-disponibilita-delladspmam-presto-al-via-i-lavori-per-il-ripristino-dello-stato-dei-luoghi-perche-lo-storico-monumento-possa-essere-fr/}}</ref>



[[File:Joseph-Bonaparte.jpg|thumb| [[Joseph Bonaparte]], the author of the Barletta Lighthouse]]
[[File:Joseph-Bonaparte.jpg|thumb| [[Joseph Bonaparte]], the author of the Barletta Lighthouse]]



==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:14, 28 April 2024

Barletta
Barletta Lighthouse in 1920
Map
LocationBarletta
Apulia
Italy
Coordinates41°19′24″N 16°17′06″E / 41.323394°N 16.284903°E / 41.323394; 16.284903
Constructed1750
Foundationconcrete base
ConstructionBarletta municipality
Automatedno
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Shapetower with lantern
Markingswhite tower, grey metallic lantern dome
OperatorBarletta Municipality
Fog signalno
Light
First lit1807 (rebuilt)
Focal height17 metres (56 ft)
LensType LP3
IntensityAL 1000 W
Rangemain: 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)
reserve: 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Italy no.3726 E.F.

Barletta Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Barletta) is an inactive lighthouse located in the harbour of Barletta, in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea. It was inaugurated by Joseph Bonaparte in the 1807.[1]

Description

The lighthouse was one of the first to be built in the Adriatic, thanks to the resourcefulness of Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples in 1807 and founder of the new Barletta lighthouse. The lighthouse is located in the internal port of Barletta and is located 15 above sea level. Next to it stands the lighthouse, built in the early 1900s. The lighthouse remained in operation until 1950, when it was replaced by the new lighthouse[1]. Restoration works are underway to make it accessible to tourists[2]

Joseph Bonaparte, the author of the Barletta Lighthouse

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Marina Militare - Barletta Lighthouse" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Barletta port authority".