Torre Faro
{{Short description|Italian seaside village}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox frazione
| name = Torre Faro
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| image_skyline = Pilone di Torre Faro, Messina, Italy.jpg
| image_caption = A landscape of Torre Faro with the Pylons of Messina.
| coordinates = {{coord|38|15|33|N|15|38|33|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
| region = Sicily
| province = Messina
| comune = Messina
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| elevation_m = 0
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| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 2,500
| population_as_of = 2001
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| saint = {{ill|Madonna of the Letter|it|Madonna della Lettera|v=ib}}{{cite web|url=https://www.messinaweb.tv/cronaca/cariddoti-non-faroti/|title=CARIDDOTI, NON FAROTI|publisher=messinaweb.tv|date=19 May 2021|accessdate=17 August 2021|language=it}}
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| telephone = 090
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Torre Faro is a {{lang|it|frazione}} of the {{lang|it|comune}} of Messina in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the Pylons of Messina.{{cite web|url=https://www.letteraemme.it/torre-faro-villaggio-fra-due-mari-mito-si-fonde-la-storia/|title=Torre Faro, da oggi pedonalizzato il villaggio fra i due mari dove il Mito si fonde con la Storia|publisher=letteraemme.it|accessdate=17 August 2021|language=it}}{{cite web|url=https://normanno.com/notizie/torre-faro/|title=Notizie su: Torre Faro - Messina|publisher=normanno.com|accessdate=17 August 2021|language=it}}
History
File:1960 Messina Gran Prix.jpg.]]
From 1959 to 1961 on Torre faro Circuit took place the Messina Grand Prix (Italian: Gran Premio di Messina) a Formula Junior motor race held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in Messina, Italy, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia.{{cite web|url=http://forum-auto.caradisiac.com/sport-auto/histoire-du-sport-auto/sujet378661-630.htm|title=Non solo Targa Florio|language=it|publisher=forum-auto.caradisiac.com|accessdate=9 September 2019}} The race formed part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.
Constructions of world interest
{{See also|Pylons of Messina}}
The Pylon of Torre Faro is one of the disused pylons of the 220 kV high voltage power line which for thirty years, from 1955 to 1985, crossed the Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily.{{cite web|url=http://collaudo.download.terna.it/terna/0000/0781/58.PDF|title=L’ENERGIA CHE CI UNISCE - LA STORIA DEL "PONTE DELL’ENERGIA" TRA SICILIA E CALABRIA|publisher=terna.it|accessdate=17 August 2021|language=it}} With its height of 235 m it is one of the tallest buildings in Italy.
In the period of its use, the engineer Riccardo Morandi had designed two towers for anchoring high voltage cables, called Torri Morandi (Morandi Towers). Even this structure has not been demolished and is now housed in the Torre Faro car park.{{cite web|url=https://normanno.com/attualita/il-comune-di-messina-ha-acquistato-larea-torri-morandi-di-capo-peloro/|title=Il Comune di Messina ha acquistato le Torri Morandi|publisher=normanno.com|accessdate=17 August 2021|language=it}}
Gallery
{{Gallery
|title= Torre faro
|width=120 |height=100
|align=center
|footer=
|File: Capo Peloro (Messina) 01.jpg
|alt1=
|File: Pilone di Torre Faro illuminato Tricolore - Festa della Repubblica Italiana, 2 Giugno 2011.jpg
|alt2=
|The Pylon by night
|File: Capo Peloro (Messina) 02.jpg
|alt3=
|Strait of Messina view from Capo Peloro
|File: Faro ME 2012 05 01 05.jpg
|alt4=
|The Lighthouse.
|File: Torre Faro.JPG
|alt5=
|Aerial view
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/sicilia/messina_messina_torrefaro.html The Village of Torre Faro] at Italia in dettaglio
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