Patras Lighthouse

Patras Lighthouse (Greek: 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.

Patras Lighthouse
(replica)

Patras Lighthouse, 2010
Location	Agios Andreas, Patras, Municipality of Patras, Greece
Coordinates	38.245078°N 21.725590°E / 38.245078; 21.725590
Tower
Constructed	1880 (original)
Construction	stone tower
Height	13 metres (43 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 1-story keeper's house[1]
Markings	unpainted white stone tower
Light
First lit	1999 (replica)
Deactivated	1972 (original demolished)[2]
Characteristic	decorative light

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.^[3] The old stone lighthouse was built in 1878. It covered a surface of 4-5 square meters, while its height was 17 meters.^[4] 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.^[2]

Gallery

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  Lighthouse of Patras illuminated at night.
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  Patras Lighthouse.
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  Patras Lighthouse park.
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  The original site of the lighthouse, Agios Nikolaos Pier.
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  Agios Nikolaos Pier by Vasileios Hatzis.
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  Agios Nikolaos Pier in 1876.

See also

• Greece portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Greece
• Saint Andrew of Patras
• Archaeological Museum of Patras

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Greece". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
2. "Patras lighthouse – Faros". patrasinfo.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
3. "The old lighthouse of Patras harbour". faroi.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
4. "Το λιμάνι και η οικονομία του - 2ο Γυμνάσιο Πατρών - Πρόγραμμα Τοπικής Ιστορίας ΙΜΕ". local.e-history.gr. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

External links

• Patras Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
• Patras lighthouse