Phare de Vallauris
| Phare de Vallauris | ||
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| Place: |
 Vallauris
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| Location: | Alpes-Maritimes , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , France | |
| Geographical location: | 43 ° 34 '5.4 " N , 7 ° 3' 41.7" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 19 m | |
| Fire height : | 167 m | |
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| Identifier : | Oc (2) WRG.6s | |
| Function: | Sector Fire | |
| Construction time: | 1923-1927 | |
| Operating time: | since 1927 | |
| International ordinal number: | E 0808 | |
The Phare de Vallauris is a lighthouse ( French Phare ) on the Côte d'Azur . It is located in Vallauris , a city in the Alpes-Maritimes department and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region .
description
The first lighthouse in this place was built in 1900. However, it was not stable and was replaced from 1923 according to plans by the engineers Bareste and Bardot. The 19 m high, rectangular stone tower tapers towards the top and has a platform with a balustrade on all sides. The lantern was taken from the previous tower. The new sector fire went into operation in 1927 and has the highest fire height in France at 167 m .
The lighthouse was added to the list of architectural monuments in France in 2012 as Monument historique .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , p. 77.
Web links
Commons : Phare de Vallauris - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of France: Côte d'Azur (French Riviera) ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 15, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Phare de Vallauris in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)