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Galle Lighthouse

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Galle Lighthouse
Map
LocationGalle Fort
Galle
Southern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates6°01′28.4″N 80°13′09.7″E / 6.024556°N 80.219361°E / 6.024556; 80.219361
Tower
Constructed1848 (first)
Constructionconcrete and stone
Automatedyes
Height26.5 m (87 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorSri Lanka Ports Authority[1]
Light
First lit1939 (current)
Focal height28 m (92 ft)
Range47 nmi (87 km; 54 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 15s.

The Galle Lighthouse (also known as Pointe de Galle Light)[2] is an onshore lighthouse in Galle, Sri Lanka and is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.[3] This is Sri Lanka's oldest light station.[1]

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History

Philippus Baldaeus, a Dutch minister who served in the area in the late 1650s, detailed his observations of Galle Harbour, in his work, A True and Exact Description of the most Celebrated East-India Coasts of Malabar and Coromandel and also of the isle of Ceylon (1672), stating that there was an iron cannon placed on the ramparts and a lantern to guide the sailors on top of the 28 feet above sea level rock which jutted out into the sea.

The first lighthouse at Galle was built by the British in 1848.[2][4] It was a 24.4 m-high (80 ft) iron lighthouse,[4][5] constructed from cast-iron plates, imported from England, designed by British architect Alexander Gordon and erected by Messrs. Robinson, Engineers of Pimlico.[6][7] The lighthouse, painted white, was located on the southwest bastion (the Utrecht Bastion) of Galle Fort on the western side of Galle Harbor. It had a fixed point light with prolate reflectors, which was visible for 19 km (12 mi).[6][8][9] In July 1936 it was destroyed by fire.[1][2]

The current 26.5 m-high (87 ft) concrete lighthouse was erected by the British about 100 m (330 ft) from the original site in 1939.[1][2] The original light was furnished with a glass prism lens floating in a bath of mercury (to reduce friction) and was powered by a weight driven machine.[citation needed]

The light station is within the walls of the ancient Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and well known tourist attraction.[1] The lighthouse is strategically located at the southern end of the promontory, built approximately 6 m (20 ft) above the road level on the ramparts, at what is known as the Point Utrecht Bastion, giving it full view of any ships entering Galle Harbour.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ (13 February 2006). "Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Galle Light". Lighthouse Explorer. Foghorn Publishing. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "List of Lighthouses in Sri Lanka". The Team Traveller. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons". 53. Parliament of Great Britain. 1850: 43. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ Sailing Directions for the West Coast of India - Issue 159. United States Hydrographic Office. 1920. p. 167.
  6. ^ a b "The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal". 10. 1847: 385. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Lewis, Miles (2012). "Construction History". Iron Lighthouses. Construction History Society. 27: 23–64.
  8. ^ "The Artizan". 5. December 1874: 274. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "AS02: Lighthouses of Sri Lanka". The World Lighthouse Hub. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.

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