Lighthouse of La Serena

La Serena Monumental Lighthouse
Faro Monumental de La Serena
Faro de La Serena
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LocationLa Serena, Chile
Coordinates29°54′20.4″S 71°16′27.38″W / 29.905667°S 71.2742722°W / -29.905667; -71.2742722
Tower
Constructed1950
FoundationConcrete
ConstructionConcrete
Height25 metres (82 ft)
ShapeSquare tower with balcony and lantern rising from the centre of one-story building
MarkingsCream color tower with red trim, red lantern
OperatorMunicipalidad de La Serena
HeritageChilean National Monument
Light
First lit1951
Focal height28 metres (92 ft)
Light sourceMains power
Range20 nmi (37 km; 23 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

The Monumental Lighthouse of La Serena (Faro Monumental de La Serena) is a Chilean lighthouse located at the Avenida del Mar of La Serena.[1] The structure is one of the most representative of the city and one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area.

Construction

It was built between 1950 and 1951 at the request of President Gabriel González Videla during the development of his Plan Serena. The construction was designed by Ramiro Pérez Arce and directed by University of Chile civil engineer Jorge Tanks Larenas.[2] In April 1953 it was officially handed over to the authorities, led by mayor Ernesto Aguirre Valín, the provincial mayor Roberto Flores Alvarez and president González Videla. On October 24, 1953, the structure was inaugurated by mayor Juan Cortés Alcayaga of the Municipality of La Serena, the lighting system was removed afterwards, leaving it as notable point of reference in later charts and publications. On November 7, 1985, the then Commander in Chief of the Navy, Admiral José Toribio Merino presented the lighthouse as a tourist attraction for the city to the then mayor Eugenio Rodríguez Munizaga. The May 12, 1986, the Chilean Navy officially handed the Lighthouse to the Municipality, taking charge of its maintenance.[1] On June 9, 2010, the building was registered on the National Heritage List.[3]

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References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faro Monumental de La Serena.
  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Central and Northern Chile". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Faro Monumental de La Serena". Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Faro Monumental de La Serena es declarado Monumento Histórico - Hitourbano". 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2018-02-27.


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