Faro del Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro

Faro Castillo del Morro

Lighthouse of the El Morro Castle (2006)
Location	Havana Cuba
Coordinates	23.150227°N 82.357204°W / 23.150227; -82.357204
Tower
Constructed	1764 (first) 1818 (second)
Foundation	1764
Construction	stone masonry tower
Height	25 metres (82 ft)
Shape	culindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	unpainted stone tower, grey lantern
Operator	Parque Histórico Militar El Morro
Light
First lit	1845 (current)
Focal height	44 metres (144 ft)
Range	26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 15s.

Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana. The lighthouse has a height of 25 metres (82 ft), a focal height of 44 metres (144 ft) and displays two white flashes every 15 seconds (Fl.(2) 15s).

History

This lighthouse was built in 1845 taking the place of the previous lighthouse system of 1820 with a twentyfour meter range. The lighhouse system was bought in the French Industrial Exposition of 1844, has sixteen lenses and a thirty three meter range. This was the first of the over ten lighthouse built during the last decades of the capitancy general of Cuba period.

See also

• List of buildings in Havana
• Havana Harbor
• List of lighthouses in Cuba

References

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cuba". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

External links

• Media related to Faro Castillo del Morro at Wikimedia Commons