Dili Harbor Lighthouse

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Dili Harbor Lighthouse
Leuchtturm Dili.jpg
LocationDili, Dili municipality, Timor-Leste Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates8°32′54″S 125°34′08″E / 8.548335°S 125.56878°E / -8.548335; 125.56878
Tower
Constructed1896 Edit this on Wikidata
FoundationMasonry
ConstructionMetal
Height19 m (62 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ShapeOctagonal
HeritageHeritage of Portuguese Influence Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1896 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height17 m (56 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 6s Edit this on Wikidata

The Dili Harbor Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol do Porto de Díli) is a lighthouse next to the beach on the west side of Dili, capital city of East Timor.

History[]

View of the earlier lighthouse, 1864
Credit: "Pharol de Timor", Archivo Pittoresco, Vol. X, 1867, p.325.

The lighthouse was erected to replace an earlier structure, which was only 7 m (23 ft) high, emitted a light that was blending with other lights of the city, and was already in danger of falling into ruin.[1]

The date of construction of the earlier lighthouse is not known. However, there is evidence of studies during the tenure of  [de] as Governor of Portuguese Timor (1863–1864) for the construction of a lighthouse 3.75 m (12.3 ft) high. The studies depict a structure with a stone base, quadrangular mechanism, and an upper terrace with a cylindrical structure supporting the lamp.[1]

Construction of the present lighthouse began in 1889, during the governorship of Rafael Jácome Lopes de Andrade (1888–1890).[1] In that year, the masonry base was completed.[2] Maps published in 1892 and 1893 document both lighthouses simultaneously.[1]

The present lighthouse was completed in 1896,[3] and has twice been reconstructed and improved: in 1932, and between 1948 and 1949 after the Japanese occupation of Portuguese Timor.[1] The latter refurbishments included the landscaping of the lighthouse's platform.[2]

In 1949, a nearby house, which had been built before the Japanese occupation on the other side of what is now the  [de], was adapted to become the residence of the lighthouse keeper.[2]

In the early 1950s, the adjacent area, informally named "Bairro do Farol", was developed in accordance with the 1951 General Urban Plan of Díli, as a residential area for high level colonial public servants and Europeans.[1][2]

Architecture and fittings[]

Currently, the lighthouse consists of a 17 m (56 ft) octagonal metal skeletal tower rising from a massive masonry base, with a lantern and gallery at its peak. Access to the lantern is by an exposed stairway spiralling around a central column.[1][3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Boavida, Isabel. "Farol do Porto Díli, Díli, Timor". Heritage of Portuguese Influence / Património de Influência Portuguesa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Miranda, Flávio; Boavida, Isabel, eds. (2015). Património Arquitetónico de Origem Portuguesa de Dili / Patrimoniu Arquitetoniku Origem Portuguesa Dili nian / Architectural Heritage of Portuguese Origins of Dili (in Portuguese, Tetum, and English). Dili: Secretária de Estado da Arte e Cultura. pp. 51, 133–135. ISBN 9789892060200. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Timor Leste (East Timor)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 461.

External links[]

Media related to Lighthouse of Motael at Wikimedia Commons

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