Sagres Lighthouse

The Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres, is beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. As part of the 5th centenary commemorations marking the birth of Henry the Navigator, in 1894 the lighthouse was inaugurated. The third navigational advisory, dated 3 …
The Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres, is beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. As part of the 5th centenary commemorations marking the birth of Henry the Navigator, in 1894 the lighthouse was inaugurated. The third navigational advisory, dated 3 March 1894, indicated that he light was a fixed red beacon, with a 5 miles, using a petroleum lamp.
  • Location: Cape St. Vincent · Sagres · Vila do Bispo · Portugal
  • Height: 13 m (43 ft)
  • Constructed: 1894 (first) · 1923 (second)
  • Foundation: concrete
  • Construction: concrete tower
  • Automated: 1979
  • Shape: square tower with balcony and lantern

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