The lighthouse's name Fanale dei Pisani comes from the Pisans who built it in 1303. The project is attributed to Giovanni Pisano and master builders Rocco Entello De Spina and Bonaggiunta Ciabatti, whose names were found engraved on a stone.[4] The lighthouse was built on an emerging rock surrounded by the sea at the south entrance of the harbor. The structure of the lighthouse is formed by a polygonal basement of 13 sides. Over everything is a tower formed by two cylinders. Each cylinder has an embattled balcony and a lantern at the top. The structure consists of 11 floors connected to each other by a 53 metres (174 ft) spiral staircase. Every floor is 3.72 metres (12.2 ft) high with the exception of the first and second floors which are respectively 5.55 metres (18.2 ft) and 4.22 metres (13.8 ft).[5] The lower part of the lighthouse is made of four cylinders of decreasing diameter. The upper part of the lighthouse is made of three cylinders which results in the tower becoming thinner toward the summit.
The lighthouse was originally built with white Verruca stone from San Giuliano cave near Pisa. Oil lamps were initially used for the light and were then replaced by compressed oil. In 1841, Fresnel lens were installed and acetylene gas lamp were used. At the end of the 1800s, the installation was electrified.[6]Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany ordered the construction of warehouses in the basement in 1584, which were later transformed into Lazzaretto di San Rocco and a shipbuilding yard. In 1911, the lighthouse passed under the jurisdiction of the Italian Navy where it remains to this day.
The tower was intact until June 20, 1944, when the German troops blew it up as the Allied approached. The Fanale was rebuilt in June 1954 according to the original project with material recovered from the ruins and from the San Giuliano cave. It was made from reinforced concrete 30 centimeters thick and covered externally by stone. The new lighthouse was inaugurated on September 16, 1956, by President Giovanni Gronchi on the 350th anniversary of Livorno's proclamation as a city.[4]
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The tower is covered by grey stone and the lantern dome is painted grey metallic. The light is positioned at 52 metres (171 ft) above sea level and emits four white flashes in a 20 seconds period visible up to a distance of 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, as the last keeper Renzo Fiorentini[7] left, and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1896 E.F.[1]
livorno, lighthouse, fanale, pisani, livorno, lighthouse, italian, faro, livorno, active, lighthouse, located, south, entrance, port, livorno, tuscany, ligurian, fanale, pisanifanale, pisanilocationlivorno, tuscany, italycoordinates43, 543778, 294861, 543778, . The Livorno Lighthouse Italian Faro di Livorno is an active lighthouse located at the south entrance of the Port of Livorno in Tuscany on the Ligurian Sea 3 Fanale dei PisaniFanale dei PisaniLocationLivorno Tuscany ItalyCoordinates43 32 38 N 10 17 41 E 43 543778 N 10 294861 E 43 543778 10 294861TowerConstructed1154 first 1303 second Foundationoctagonal baseConstructionstone and concrete towerHeight53 metres 174 ft Shapetwo stage cylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsunpainted gray stone white lantern gray metallic domePower sourcemains electricity OperatorMarina Militare 1 2 RaconLILightFirst lit1954 current rebuilt Deactivated1944 1956 destroyed by Germans Focal height52 metres 171 ft LensType OR Q4Focal length 250 mmIntensitymain AL 1000 Wreserve LABI 100 WRangemain 24 nautical miles 44 km 28 mi reserve 18 nautical miles 33 km 21 mi CharacteristicFl 4 W 20s Italy no 1896 E F Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe lighthouse s name Fanale dei Pisani comes from the Pisans who built it in 1303 The project is attributed to Giovanni Pisano and master builders Rocco Entello De Spina and Bonaggiunta Ciabatti whose names were found engraved on a stone 4 The lighthouse was built on an emerging rock surrounded by the sea at the south entrance of the harbor The structure of the lighthouse is formed by a polygonal basement of 13 sides Over everything is a tower formed by two cylinders Each cylinder has an embattled balcony and a lantern at the top The structure consists of 11 floors connected to each other by a 53 metres 174 ft spiral staircase Every floor is 3 72 metres 12 2 ft high with the exception of the first and second floors which are respectively 5 55 metres 18 2 ft and 4 22 metres 13 8 ft 5 The lower part of the lighthouse is made of four cylinders of decreasing diameter The upper part of the lighthouse is made of three cylinders which results in the tower becoming thinner toward the summit The lighthouse was originally built with white Verruca stone from San Giuliano cave near Pisa Oil lamps were initially used for the light and were then replaced by compressed oil In 1841 Fresnel lens were installed and acetylene gas lamp were used At the end of the 1800s the installation was electrified 6 Ferdinando I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany ordered the construction of warehouses in the basement in 1584 which were later transformed into Lazzaretto di San Rocco and a shipbuilding yard In 1911 the lighthouse passed under the jurisdiction of the Italian Navy where it remains to this day The tower was intact until June 20 1944 when the German troops blew it up as the Allied approached The Fanale was rebuilt in June 1954 according to the original project with material recovered from the ruins and from the San Giuliano cave It was made from reinforced concrete 30 centimeters thick and covered externally by stone The new lighthouse was inaugurated on September 16 1956 by President Giovanni Gronchi on the 350th anniversary of Livorno s proclamation as a city 4 Description editThe tower is covered by grey stone and the lantern dome is painted grey metallic The light is positioned at 52 metres 171 ft above sea level and emits four white flashes in a 20 seconds period visible up to a distance of 24 nautical miles 44 km 28 mi The lighthouse is completely automated as the last keeper Renzo Fiorentini 7 left and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1896 E F 1 See also editList of lighthouses in ItalyReferences edit a b Livorno imboccatura sud avamporto Marina Militare Retrieved 16 May 2019 Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Italy Tuscany The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 16 May 2019 Mar Ligure Marina Militare Retrieved 16 May 2019 a b Torre del Fanale Fanale dei Pisani travelitalia Retrieved 17 May 2019 Main Lighthouse in the Harbor of Livorno Retrieved 17 May 2019 Il faro di Livorno Il mondo dei fari Retrieved 17 May 2019 Il Fanale dei Pisani 151 Miglia 21 January 2016 Retrieved 17 May 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fanale di Livorno Servizio Fari Marina Militare in Italian Portals nbsp Italy nbsp Engineering nbsp This European lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an Italian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Livorno Lighthouse Fanale dei Pisani amp oldid 1209888880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
