Farol de São Miguel-o-Anjo
 Farol de São Miguel-o-Anjo | |
  Portugal | |
| Location |
Porto Portugal |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°08′50″N 8°40′00″W / 41.147099°N 8.666713°WCoordinates: 41°08′50″N 8°40′00″W / 41.147099°N 8.666713°W |
| Year first constructed | 1527 |
| Deactivated | 1882 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower attached to 1-story chapel |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower |
| Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| ARLHS number | POR-078[1] |
Farol de São Miguel-o-Anjo or Lighthouse of San Miguel the Angel is a lighthouse in Porto, Portugal.
History
The Farol de São Miguel-o-Anjo is Portugal's oldest existing lighthouse and was built in 1527. It was built by the order of the Bishop of Viseu, Dom Miguel da Silva, and designed by the Italian architect Francesco da Cremona. On the outside it's rectangular but inside it's octagonal. It was decommissioned in 1882 when it was replaced by the Farol da Senhora da Luz.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ São Miguel o Anjo The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 19, 2016
- ↑ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farol_de_S%C3%A3o_Miguel-o-Anjo_info_sign.jpg
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