Farol de D. Maria Pia
Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse
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 Cape Verde
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Ponta Temerosa Praia Santiago Cape Verde |
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| Coordinates | 14°54′1.5″N 23°30′32.6″W / 14.900417°N 23.509056°WCoordinates: 14°54′1.5″N 23°30′32.6″W / 14.900417°N 23.509056°W |
| Year first constructed | 1881 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, grey lantern rooof |
| Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 6s. |
| Admiralty number | D2876 |
| NGA number | 24204 |
| ARLHS number | CAP-003 |
| Cape Verde number | PT-2136 |
| Heritage | heritage of Portuguese influence 
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Farol de Dona Maria Pia, better known as the Farol da Ponta Temerosa or Farol da Praia is a lighthouse in the southern point of the island of Santiago in northeastern Cape Verde approximately 3.5 km southeast of the capital city of Praia inside the neighborhood of Prainha where much of the foreign embassies are located. It marks the limits of Praia Harbor with the rest of the Atlantic, the limits extends to Ponta do Porto (de Visconde) and northeast to Ponta das Bicudas. The western entrance of the Port of Praia is to the west, it is connected with a small road linking the ferry portion of the port.
The lighthouse was built in 1881 and its early etymology was after Maria Pia of Savoy, queen of Portugal at the time, one of the last Portuguese queens, the other is after its nearest promontory to downtown Praia, Ponta Temerosa situated on the tiny head known as Lazareto, its height is 21 m and is built at around 10 m above sea level. Northwest of the lighthouse is the Seminary of Sāo José (Saint Joseph). Since the 1980s and the 1990s, houses and buildings dominated the area within the cape and the entire area is the urban area of the south of Praia and is the southernmost extremity of the city and the urban area, it is being in the subdivision of Prainha.
The lighthouse tower has an octagonal lantern and a gallery, with a building connecting the land. Its structure is painted black, it also has a grey coloured door. The lighthouse is used for navigational purpose and is open to the public though the tower is closed today. The main reason is that the city lights and its lights by the harbor light up the harbor and its vicinity today.
The lighthouse
The lighthouse
The lighthouse (second photo)
The front door of the lighthouse with the lantern on top
The lighthouse in Praia Harbour with a tiny view of the city
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