#capo peloro

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Oggi ha chiuso uno dei pochi punti di riferimento dell'arte della mia città. Ogni anno è la stessa storia perché è un caffè culturale stagionale. Quest'anno l'ho voluto omaggiare così. Ciao Peloro, torna a solcare il mare al timone della nave di Annibale.

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[cartacei]

uno specchio rende tutto migliore.

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the smarting beauty

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Angeli in costume nel paradiso

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[pharology101]

LOTD: Capo Peloro

~sorry for delay - meant for June 1st, 2023~

(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/sic.htm)

Capo Peloro (2)

1884 (station established 1853). Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); two green flashes every 10 s; also a red light, 2.5 s on, 2.5 s off, is shown from a second lantern at 22 m (72 ft) to warn ships away from a nearby shoal. 37 m (121 ft) octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story masonry keeper's house. Lighthouse painted with black and white horizontal bands; lantern dome is gray metallic. Trabas has a good photo by Capt. Peter, Wikimedia has a good photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. This elegant lighthouse marks the extreme northeastern tip of Sicily and the west side of the entrance to the Strait of Messina from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The lighthouse originally had a height of 42 m (138 ft), as seen in the historic postcard view posted by Huelse. The building must have been heavily damaged in the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of 28 December 1908, which destroyed 90% of the buildings in Messina and killed more than 100,000 people. Light lists indicate that the tower was out of service until sometime in the 1920s or 1930s and when it was restored the tower had been shortened to its present height. Located on the Via Lanterna in Torre Faro. Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS ITA-031; EF-2736; Admiralty E1806; NGA 9784.

(full photo found here; ©Giuseppe ME)