# Chipiona Lighthouse

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{{Short description|Lighthouse in Cádiz, Spain}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name            = Chipiona Lighthouse<br />''Punta del Perro''
| image           = Chipiona faro 02.jpg
| caption         = Chipiona Light, 2007
| location        = [Chipiona](/source/Chipiona)<br />[Province of Cádiz](/source/Province_of_C%C3%A1diz)<br />[Andalusia](/source/Andalusia)<br /> [Spain](/source/Spain)
| coordinates     = {{coord|36|44|16.51|N|6|26|32.05|W|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt       = 1867
| yearlit         =
| automated       = 
| yeardeactivated = 
| foundation      = 
| construction    = cut stone tower
| shape           = tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
| marking         = unpainted tower, white trim, grey lantern roof
| height          = {{convert|205|ft}}<ref>According to ''List of Lights''. ''The Lighthouse Directory'' has {{convert|207|ft}}.</ref>
| focalheight     = {{convert|226|ft}}
| currentlens     = 
| intensity       = 
| range           = {{convert|25|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.leuchttuerme.net/index.php?nav=1000260&lang=1&id=601&action=portrait Chipiona (Punta del Perro)] leuchttuerme.net</ref>
| characteristic  = Fl W 10s.
| lens            = 
| fogsignal       = 
| racon           = 
| country         = Spain
| countrynumber   = ES-09180
| countrylink     = 
| managingagent   = Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla<ref name=rowlett/> 
}}

'''Chipiona Lighthouse''' ({{langx|es|Faro de Chipiona}}), also known as '''Punta del Perro Light''',<ref>{{cite web |url= http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/SPA226.html |title=Punta del Perro Light - ARLHS SPA-226  |work=wlol.arlhs.com  |accessdate=1 October 2011}}</ref> is an active 19th-century [lighthouse](/source/lighthouse) in [Chipiona](/source/Chipiona), in the province of [Cádiz](/source/C%C3%A1diz_(province)), [Spain](/source/Spain). At a height of {{convert|205|ft}} it is the seventeenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Spain.<ref>{{cite rowlett|tallest}}</ref> It is located on Punta del Perro (lit. Dog Point), a projection of land into the [Atlantic Ocean](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) in the city of Chipiona, about {{convert|6|km}} southwest of the [Guadalquivir](/source/Guadalquivir) entrance, and serves as the landfall light for [Seville](/source/Seville).<ref name=rowlett>{{cite rowlett|adlw}}</ref>

==History==
A previous lighthouse was present at the same site from the [Roman period](/source/Roman_period),<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.eyeonspain.com/spain-magazine/chipiona-tourist.aspx |title=Chipiona  |work=eyeonspain.com |accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref> and this former lighthouse gave [Chipiona](/source/Chipiona) its name. This superb lighthouse was, according to [Strabo](/source/Strabo) comparable with the famous [Lighthouse of Alexandria](/source/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria). It was ordered to be built in 140 BC by the Roman proconsul [Quintus Servilius Caepio](/source/Quintus_Servilius_Caepio_(consul_140_BC)) in an attempt to finally overcome the problems of the Salmedina reef at the mouth of the then river Betis, now the [Guadalquivir](/source/Guadalquivir). Its Latin name ''{{lang|la|Turris caepionis}}''  (''Caepio's Tower''), is traditionally held to be the origin of the name Chipiona.

The project to build a modern lighthouse on the site was first developed in 1862 by Jaime Font, a Catalan engineer. He placed the first stone on 30 April 1863 and it was lit for the first time in 1867. Since that time it has remained off permanently on 2 occasions. The first when it was switched off was in 1898, during the war against the [United States of America](/source/United_States_of_America) over the independence of [Cuba](/source/Cuba), all the lighthouses around Cadiz were turned off because an invasion was feared. The second time was in 1936 during the [Spanish Civil War](/source/Spanish_Civil_War) when it remained off for 3 years.

In December 1999 the illumination was changed to a new [halogen lamp](/source/halogen_lamp). This is visible {{Convert|129|km|nmi}} away and flashes once every ten seconds.

==Construction==
[[File:Chipiona Lighthouse oysterstone used in construction.jpg|thumb|right|[Mollusc shells](/source/Mollusc_shells) visible in the oysterstone]]
The building is constructed in a slightly tapering column which is reminiscent of commemorative Roman columns. It is built of blocks of [sandstone](/source/sandstone) and oysterstone, a [limestone](/source/limestone) [sedimentary rock](/source/sedimentary_rock) that is open in structure and with visible remains of [mollusc](/source/mollusc) shells, especially of the oyster family. It is used commonly in the south west coastal towns and cities of Spain.
There is a gallery on top in which is the lantern. Its base is a 4-storey square structure, which rises in front of a 2-storey keeper's house, painted white.<ref>http://turismochipiona.es/EN/index.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323204940/http://turismochipiona.es/EN/index.html |date=23 March 2012 }}  Chipiona Tourist Office, English Translation.</ref>

The site is open and there are organised tours up the 344 steps to the balcony below the lantern room. These tours are available 5 days a week in summer and less frequently during other months.

==Current display==
The [light characteristic](/source/light_characteristic) displayed is one white flash every ten seconds (Fl W 10s). the light is displayed at a focal height of {{convert|226|ft}} and it is visible for {{convert|25|nmi}}.<ref>{{cite ngall|113|2010|65}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Spain|Engineering}}
* [List of tallest lighthouses in the world](/source/List_of_tallest_lighthouses_in_the_world)
* [List of lighthouses in Spain](/source/List_of_lighthouses_in_Spain)

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Faro de Chipiona}}
* [http://www.puertos.es/es-es/Paginas/Comisi%C3%B3n-de-faros.aspx Comisión de faros] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404163348/http://www.puertos.es/es-es/Paginas/Comisi%C3%B3n-de-faros.aspx |date=4 April 2016 }} 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160403110017/http://portal.apsevilla.com/web_2015/index.php Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla]

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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1867
Category:Lighthouses in Andalusia
Category:Province of Cádiz
Category:1867 establishments in Spain

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