Pondicherry Lighthouse (French: Phare de Pondichéry) is a central government institution under ministry of ports, shipping and waterways, providing navigational aids to the mariners. The old lighthouse was constructed in Pondicherry in the nineteenth century by the French rulers. A new lighthouse was constructed in 20th century by the government of India. The old lighthouse had first beamed light on 1 September 1836. The new lighthouse started functioning in 1979.[2]
Pondicherry lighthouse Phare de Pondichéry
The old lighthouse of Pondicherry. The new lighthouse is seen in the background.
In nineteenth century, the only light to guide ships coming to Pondicherry was atop the Red Hills which was inadequate. The project was finally taken up during the tenure of Governor Saint Simon in 1835. Louis Guerre was the engineer of the project. The foundation stone for the lighthouse was laid at the end of 1835 and the inauguration ceremony took place in February 1836.[3]
The height of the lighthouse is 29 meters. It has a round tower and a square base. The cost of construction was 10,000 francs. The foundation has a depth of nine meters. Its light beam could be seen from a distance of 15 miles. The light source consisted of six oil lamps and two reflectors. The light source was converted to electric lamps in 1913. The power of the lamp was increased in 1931.[3] The new lamp had a range of 26 nautical miles. It took 36 seconds for one full rotation of the beam.[2]
pondicherry, lighthouse, french, phare, pondichéry, central, government, institution, under, ministry, ports, shipping, waterways, providing, navigational, aids, mariners, lighthouse, constructed, pondicherry, nineteenth, century, french, rulers, lighthouse, c. Pondicherry Lighthouse French Phare de Pondichery is a central government institution under ministry of ports shipping and waterways providing navigational aids to the mariners The old lighthouse was constructed in Pondicherry in the nineteenth century by the French rulers A new lighthouse was constructed in 20th century by the government of India The old lighthouse had first beamed light on 1 September 1836 The new lighthouse started functioning in 1979 2 Pondicherry lighthousePhare de PondicheryThe old lighthouse of Pondicherry The new lighthouse is seen in the background LocationPondicherry IndiaCoordinates11 55 59 N 79 50 08 E 11 932972 N 79 835585 E 11 932972 79 835585 Pondicherry old lighthouse TowerConstructed1836 Constructionstone tower Height27 m 89 ft Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower green dome LightDeactivated1979 Pondicherry lighthouse new Coordinates11 55 00 N 79 49 51 E 11 9166 N 79 8308 E 11 9166 79 8308 Pondicherry new lighthouse Constructed1979 Constructionconcrete tower Height46 m 151 ft Shapehexagonal tower with balcony and lantern 1 Markingsblack and white tower Focal height48 m 157 ft CharacteristicFl 2 W 15s Contents 1 The old lighthouse 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksThe old lighthouse editIn nineteenth century the only light to guide ships coming to Pondicherry was atop the Red Hills which was inadequate The project was finally taken up during the tenure of Governor Saint Simon in 1835 Louis Guerre was the engineer of the project The foundation stone for the lighthouse was laid at the end of 1835 and the inauguration ceremony took place in February 1836 3 The height of the lighthouse is 29 meters It has a round tower and a square base The cost of construction was 10 000 francs The foundation has a depth of nine meters Its light beam could be seen from a distance of 15 miles The light source consisted of six oil lamps and two reflectors The light source was converted to electric lamps in 1913 The power of the lamp was increased in 1931 3 The new lamp had a range of 26 nautical miles It took 36 seconds for one full rotation of the beam 2 See also edit nbsp India portal nbsp Engineering portal List of lighthouses in India Mahe LighthouseReferences edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of India Tamil Nadu and Puducherry The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 8 February 2016 a b C JAISHANKAR Old lighthouse set to gussy up with new look The Hindu 20 September 2012 Retrieved 17 September 2014 a b Lighthouse Pondynews Archived from the original on 24 August 2014 Retrieved 17 September 2014 External links editPondicherry Light old in Lighthouse Digest s Lighthouse Explorer Database Pondicherry Light new in Lighthouse Digest s Lighthouse Explorer Database Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lighthouses in Puducherry nbsp This article about an Indian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pondicherry Lighthouse amp oldid 1218176873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
