Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse
 Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Ponta Temerosa Praia Santiago Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 14°54′1.5″N 23°30′32.6″W / 14.900417°N 23.509056°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1881 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house |
| Markings | white tower, grey lantern rooof |
| Heritage | Heritage of Portuguese Influence  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft)[1] |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 6s. [1] |
| Cape Verde no. | PT-2136[2] |
Farol de Dona Maria Pia, better known as the Farol da Ponta Temerosa or Farol da Praia is a lighthouse in the southern point of the island of Santiago in northeastern Cape Verde approximately 3.5 km southeast of the capital city of Praia inside the neighborhood of Prainha where much of the foreign embassies are located. It marks the limits of Praia Harbor with the rest of the Atlantic, the limits extends to Ponta do Porto (de Visconde) and northeast to Ponta das Bicudas. The western entrance of the Port of Praia is to the west, it is connected with a small road linking the ferry portion of the port.
History
The lighthouse was built in 1881 and its early etymology was after Maria Pia of Savoy, queen of Portugal at the time, one of the last Portuguese queens, the other is after its nearest promontory to downtown Praia, Ponta Temerosa situated on the tiny head known as Lazareto, its height is 21 m and is built at around 10 m above sea level. Northwest of the lighthouse is the Seminary of Sāo José (Saint Joseph). Since the 1980s and the 1990s, houses and buildings dominated the area within the cape and the entire area is the urban area of the south of Praia and is the southernmost extremity of the city and the urban area, it is being in the subdivision of Prainha.
The lighthouse tower has an octagonal lantern and a gallery, with a building connecting the land. Its structure is painted black,[4] it also has a grey coloured door. The lighthouse is used for navigational purpose and is open to the public though the tower is closed today. The main reason is that the city lights and its lights by the harbor light up the harbor and its vicinity today.
Gallery
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The lighthouse -
The lighthouse -
The lighthouse (second photo) -
The front door of the lighthouse with the lantern on top -
The lighthouse in Praia Harbour with a tiny view of the city
See also
References
- ^ a b c d List 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. 2015.
- ^ a b c "Cape Verde". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Praia/Farol d. Maria Pia/Ponta Temerosa (Sao Tiago) Light". ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL). ARLHS. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ Russ Rowlett (June 9, 2010). "Praia (Farol D. Maria Pia, Ponta Temerosa)". The Lighthouse Directory. UNC at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
Further reading
- Russ Rowlett (June 9, 2010). "Praia (Farol D. Maria Pia, Ponta Temerosa)". The Lighthouse Directory. UNC at Chapel Hill. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
External links
- Photo at the DGMP (General Directory of the Sea and Ports) website[permanent dead link] Template:Pt icon
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