Patras Lighthouse

{{Infobox lighthouse

| name = Patras Lighthouse
(replica)

| image_name = Leuchtturm Patras 2.jpg

| caption = Patras Lighthouse, 2010

| coordinates = {{coord|38.245078|N|21.725590|E|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1880 (original)

| yearlit = 1999 (replica)

| yeardeactivated = 1972 (original demolished){{Cite web |url=https://www.patrasinfo.com/en/patras-lighthouse-faros/ |title=Patras lighthouse – Faros |website=patrasinfo.com |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425053840/https://www.patrasinfo.com/en/patras-lighthouse-faros/ |archive-date=25 April 2019 |url-status=live}}

| construction = stone tower

| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 1-story keeper's house{{cite rowlett|grca|accessdate=4 February 2016}}

| marking = unpainted white stone tower

| height = {{convert|13|m|ft}}

| characteristic = decorative light

}}

Patras Lighthouse ({{langx|el|Φάρος της Πάτρας}}) is a lighthouse and landmark of the Greek city of Patras. It is situated on the seafront (at the beginning of Trion Navarchon street), opposite the temple of Saint Andrew.

History

The first wooden lighthouse of Patras was built in the dock of Agios Nikolaos in 1858 and was destroyed by a storm in 1865.{{Cite web |url=http://www.faroi.com/en/patra.htm |title=The old lighthouse of Patras harbour |website=faroi.com |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315202651/http://www.faroi.com/en/patra.htm |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live}} The old stone lighthouse was built in 1878. It covered a surface of 4-5 square meters, while its height was 17 meters.{{Cite web |url=http://local.e-history.gr/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=17826727 |title=Το λιμάνι και η οικονομία του - 2ο Γυμνάσιο Πατρών - Πρόγραμμα Τοπικής Ιστορίας ΙΜΕ |website=local.e-history.gr |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123141448/http://local.e-history.gr/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=17826727 |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead }} It was demolished in 1972 in the period of the military junta during the port's modernization.

In 1999 the coastal zone council decided to rebuild the lighthouse in a southern location near Saint Andrew's cathedral. The reconstructed Patras lighthouse does not have a maritime usage but is one of the city's symbols and main sights. In the ground level there is a café – bar – restaurant, while in the surrounding area there is a seaside park, as well as free parking space.