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Faro Castillo del" target="_blank">del Morro is a lighthouse located in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del" target="_blank">del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana.
The lighthouse has a height of 25 metres (82 ft), a focal height of 44 metres (144 ft) and displays two white flashes every 15 seconds (Fl.(2) 15s).




History


This lighthouse was built in 1845 taking the place of the previous lighthouse system of 1820 with a twentyfour meter range. The lighhouse system was bought in the French Industrial Exposition of 1844, has sixteen lenses and a thirty three meter range. This was the first of the over ten lighthouse built during the last decades of the capitancy general of Cuba period.




See also



List of buildings in Havana
Havana Harbor
List of lighthouses in Cuba




References


Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cuba". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-01-28.




External links


Media related to Faro Castillo del" target="_blank">del Morro at Wikimedia Commons

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