Fortino di San Pietro
Fortino di San Pietro is the remnant of an ancient lighthouse in the Italian city of Civitavecchia .
location
It is located at the southern end of the port of Civitavecchia on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea . The tower stands at the southwestern end of the Molo del Lazzaretto pier .
Architecture and history
The tower was built as part of the construction of the port initiated by the Roman Emperor Trajan in the years 107 to 110, which was directed by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus . The tower was probably built on a dam reaching into the sea in order to be more visible. The tower has been restored several times. In the 17th century a building was added in which the ship's crews who were in quarantine were quartered. With the outbreak of the plague in 1656, the building was used as a hospital, from which the name of the pier goes back. This use lasted until 1800. At times there were considerations to separate the area from the port area by creating a canal.
During the Second World War , the object was damaged in air raids. A similar second lighthouse, the Fortino del Bicchiere , which originally existed in the port , was completely destroyed. The addition from the 17th century has been removed. The Fortino di San Pietro is currently unused and in a ruinous state.
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Coordinates: 42 ° 5 '35.3 " N , 11 ° 47' 8.8" E