{{Short description|Lighthouse in Hauts-de-France, France}} {{Infobox lighthouse | image_name = Calais Nord phare.JPG | caption = Lighthouse located in the streets of [[Calais]]. | location = [[Calais]], [[Hauts-de-France]]<br> [[France]] | coordinates = {{coord|50.961360|N|1.853622|E|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1848 | automated = 1987 | construction = masonry tower | shape = octagonal tower | height = {{convert|55|m|ft|abbr=on}} | focalheight = {{convert|59.8|m|ft|abbr=on}} | lens = Halogen 250 MM Rotating | range = {{convert|23.5|nmi|km}} | characteristic = Fl (4) W 15s. }}
'''Calais Lighthouse''' ({{langx|fr|link=no|Phare de Calais}}) is located in [[Calais]] in [[Pas-de-Calais]].<ref>{{cite rowlett|fran|accessdate=January 24, 2016}}</ref> The Lighthouse is located in the residential streets near the [[Port of Calais]] and is a significant landmark as well as a navigational aid to [[ships]] and [[ferries]] using the [[Straits of Dover]].
==History== There was a beacon at the summit of the watchtower from 1818. [[Louis Philippe I|King Louis-Philippe]] in his plans to improve French ports decided the construction of a first-class lighthouse in Calais. This lighthouse started operating in 1848 and was electrified in 1883. After escaping the destruction of the [[Second World War]] it was automated in 1987.<ref>Phares de France, Xavier Mével, Editions France Loisirs</ref> The Calais lighthouse is classified as a French [[Monument historique]] since 19/04/2011.<ref name="Mérimée">{{Base Mérimée|PA62000123|Phare de Calais}}</ref>
==Description== The lighthouse is 53m high, its tower is octagonal outside and round inside with walls 1.90m at the base and 1.50m at the summit. The foundations descend 7.40m under the cellars. The staircase has 271 steps leading up to the lantern. The central light of the lighthouse is permanent and the lantern, whose panels shut off the light, turns around the light, giving 4 flashes of 2/10th of a second every 15 seconds.<ref>Sign at the base of the tower: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lighthouse_Calais_sign.JPG</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|France}} * [[List of lighthouses in France]]
==References== {{Commons category|position=left|Phare de Calais}} {{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Calais]] [[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1848]] [[Category:Lighthouses in France]] [[Category:Lighthouses of the English Channel]] [[Category:Monuments historiques of the Pas-de-Calais]] [[Category:Transport in Hauts-de-France]]