Torre de Porto Pi
| Torre de Porto Pi | ||
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| Place: |
 Palma de Mallorca
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| Location: | Balearic Islands , Spain | |
| Geographical location: | 39 ° 32 '54.9 " N , 2 ° 37' 25" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 38 m | |
| Fire height : | 41 m | |
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| Identifier : | Fl (2) W.15s | |
| Scope knows: | 22 nm (40.7 km ) | |
| Construction time: | 1617 | |
| Operating time: | 1617-1971; since 1978 | |
| International ordinal number: | E 0318.8 | |
The Torre de Porto Pi is a historic tower converted into a lighthouse in Palma de Mallorca in Spain .
location
It is located south of the entrance to the port of Porto Pi in the southwest of Palma de Mallorca in the area of the Port de Palma . North of the entrance is the Torre de Paraires .
Architecture and history
The lower part of the tower probably dates from the Moorish times. The first written mention of a lighthouse in this area is in a document dated September 12, 1300, with the lighthouse in a different position. The access to the port could be blocked by means of a chain to the Torre de Paraires in the north. King Pedro ordered the conversion of the tower into a lighthouse in a document on December 2, 1369. Twelve oil lamps provided the light at a height of 40 meters above sea level. The current upper part of the tower was built in 1613.
Web links
- Portopí lighthouse. Lighthouses in Baleares, accessed November 13, 2018 .
- Torre de Porto Pi on www.mallorca-torres.de
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Spain: Mallorca and Menorca ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved November 13, 2018.