When a new year
starts, I'm always anxious and curious to know where my 1st official of the year
will be. This year the 1st official came from Germany but the card is actually
showing the portuguese Felgueiras Lighthouse, in Porto.
Photo by Zacarias da Mata
This is the lighthouse which signals the
entrance in the mouth of river Douro. It lies at the end of a quay which in the
past protected the mouth from the Atlantic waves. Today a longer and parallel
new quay has been built.
Neoclassical lighthouse with a hexagonal
format, ten meters high, dated from 1886. It has a red balcony and lantern and a
small annex building with plastered walls painted white. The name "Felgueiras
Quay" was given because it was built facing the stone of Felgueiras, to the
West. It was modernised in 1945 and automated in 1979, and was controlled from a
distance from the Leça lighthouse. It underwent conservation works in the 90's.
Before being deactivated in 2009, the light has a range of 9 nautical miles,
issuing a red light every 5 seconds. It currently only has the sound signal. -
in: http://www.photofolia.net/frame/14208/felgueiras-lighthouse/
1 comment:
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