Phare d'Antifer
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| Location: | Seine-Maritime , Normandy , France | |
| Geographical location: | 49 ° 41 '6.8 " N , 0 ° 9' 48.9" E | |
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| Optics: | Fresnel lens | |
| Operating mode: | Halogen 650 W | |
| Construction time: | 1890-1894, 1950-1955 | |
| Operating time: | since 1894 | |
The Phare d'Antifer is a lighthouse on the French Channel coast in the Seine-Maritime department . It is located on Cap d'Antifer in the municipality of La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer .
history
In addition to Cap de la Hève , the chalk cliffs of Cap d'Antifer serve as a secondary landmark for the approach to Le Havre . After the Cap de la Hève had been provided with a lighthouse since the 1790s, the Commission des Phares decided in 1890 to build a lighthouse on the Cap d'Antifer. The first tower had a total height of 32.50 m and was provided with optics with a focal length of 1.33 m, which was long for the time. The optics came from the French company Barbier et Cie , had previously been an exhibit at the World Exhibition in 1889 and were the only optics of such a long focal length ever installed in France.
Originally operated with mineral oil and wick burners , the light source was switched to high-intensity lamps and kerosene in 1905 . In 1926 the lighthouse was electrified using diesel generators. The range was 31 miles.
The original lighthouse was completely destroyed by German troops in September 1944.
First temporarily replaced by a mast, today's lighthouse was built in the 1950s and commissioned in 1955.
In 2002 the tower was declared a monument historique .
Building
The current octagonal tower made of reinforced concrete has a total height of 38 m. A lens with a focal length of 0.7 m is installed in the contemporary metal lantern. The halogen lamp has an output of 650 watts and the range is 23 miles.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Phare d'Antifer. In: Mérimée database . French Ministry of Culture , accessed June 7, 2020 (French).