Chania Lighthouse
{{Short description|Venetian lighthouse in Chania, Greece}}
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Chania Lighthouse ({{langx|el|Φάρος Χανίων}}), is a lighthouse located at the entrance of the port of Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece. It was built in 1864 on the site of the original lighthouse by the Venetians.{{Cite book |last1=Strang |first1=Veronica |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cptYDwAAQBAJ |title=From the Lighthouse: Interdisciplinary Reflections on Light |last2=Edensor |first2=Tim |last3=Puckering |first3=Joanna |page=67 |date=2018-04-27 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-13161-8 |language=en}}{{Cite Rowlett|grck}} It has been a listed archeological site in Greece since 1962.{{Cite web |title=ΔΙΑΡΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΓΜΕΝΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΩΝ |trans-title=List of archeological sites and monuments |url=http://listedmonuments.culture.gr/fek.php?ID_FEKYA=6246&v17=%25D6%25DC%25F1%25EF%25F2 |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=listedmonuments.culture.gr |language=el |archive-date=19 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719123452/http://listedmonuments.culture.gr/fek.php?ID_FEKYA=6246&v17=%25D6%25DC%25F1%25EF%25F2 |url-status=dead }}
History
Chania Lighthouse was originally a naval post created by the Venetians that would protect the city from oncoming Turks or pirates. In 1645, the Turks took control of the city, during which the lighthouse was left to ruins. Egyptian troops, who were aiding the Ottoman Empire in protecting Crete, rebuilt the lighthouse in 1864: only the base of the original lighthouse remains.{{Cite web |title=The lighthouse of Chania |url=https://www.west-crete.com/chania-lighthouse.htm |access-date=2022-07-19 |website=Visit West Crete}} In May 1915 a fixed white light was installed, marking it is an official lighthouse in Greece's network.{{Cite book |last1=Wire |first1=Elinor De |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BzaS_uwQ4cC |title=The Lighthouses of Greece |last2=Reyes-Pergioudakis |first2=Dolores |page=149 |date=2010 |publisher=Pineapple Press Inc |isbn=978-1-56164-452-0 |language=en}} The lighthouse suffered damage in World War II, and was refurbished in 2006.
Characteristics
The lighthouse is a stone masonry tower rising {{convert|26|m|ft}} above the bay below. At the top there is a gallery and light that flashes red each 2.5 seconds.{{Cite book |url=https://msi.nga.mil/Publications/NGALOL |title=NGA List of Lights |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |year=2021 |series=113 |location=Springfield, VA |pages=279}}
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External links
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- [https://www.faroi.com/en/chania.htm Chania Lighthouse] at Faroi.com
- [http://www.leuchtturm-welt.net/HTML/EUROPAPK/ORIGINAL/CHANIA.JPG French postcard]
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Category:Lighthouses completed in the 19th century