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The inscription telling the story of the hermitage's construction and multi-use role The annex building that encircles the tower constructed to house the Fiscal Guard. In 1528, D. Miguel da Silva, bishop-elect of Viseu, ordered the construction of the chapel of São Miguel-o-Anjo, which would simultaneously function as a lighthouse in order to assist navigation off the coast. [2]
The modernist-style lighthouse in Póvoa de Varzim, known as the Farol de Regufe. The tallest lighthouse in Portugal, the Farol de Praia da Barra is situated on the coast of Gafanha da Nazaré The original Farol de Cabo Carvoeiro was found inadequate in 1881, and was reconstructed starting in 1886
In 1958, it was decided to demolish the building, due to its historic inadequacy, and a new structure was constructed 20 metres (66 ft) from the old building. [2] Budgeted at 146.890$00 escudos (733.00 euros), the new lighthouse was inaugurated on 1 April 1960. The lighthouse was automatized in 1979. [2]
The Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço (Portuguese for the "lighthouse of Saint Lawrence point") is a lighthouse located on the islet of São Lourenço, marking the extreme east of Madeira Island, Portugal. The lighthouse was built in 1870 on top of a small extinct volcano and has a focal point of 103 metres. It is the oldest lighthouse in ...
The initiative to construct the lighthouse came from the Junta Geral da Fazenda do Reino on 1 February 1758, in an order to construct six lighthouses strategically along the coast to assist navigation. [3] Cabo da Roca lighthouse began operating in 1772, becoming the third oldest lighthouse along the Portuguese coast. [3]
The Felgueiras Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farolim de Felgueiras), also known as the Farol de Felgueiras, Farolim do Molhe de Felgueiras, or Farolim Cabeça de Molhe, is a lighthouse on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, situated on a jetty or mole on the right bank of the Douro River, at the point where the river meets the ocean.
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos (Portuguese: Farol da Ponta dos Capelinhos), or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos (Portuguese: Farol dos Capelinhos), is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
The first purpose-built structure was a 21 metres (69 ft) tall lighthouse that started to operate in 1790, but identified as inadequate by an 1881 commission. [1] In 1865, the lighthouse was described in this form: ...it is found at an elevation of 55.52 metres. The light is white and fixed, produced by sixteen Argand with parabolic reflectors.