The Genoese Lighthouse ( ro, Farul Genovez) is a

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and

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situated on the waterfront of the city of

Constanța Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...

, RomaniaMinisterul Culturii - Lista Monumentelor Istorice
behind a group of statues which has in its center the bust of

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, sculpted by

Oscar Han Oscar Han (December 3, 1891 in Bucharest – February 14, 1976 in Bucharest) was a Romanian sculptor and writer. A student of Dimitrie Paciurea at the Academy of Arts in Bucharest, he was a member of ''the Group of Four'' together with painters ...

. It is located near

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. The lighthouse stands approximately eight meters high and is rectangular at its base to a height of about three and a half meters, and is octagonal above that. The interior of the lighthouse is cylindrical, with a spiral staircase in stone. The structure itself stands upon a pedestal base consisting of two steps, and is finished at the top with brackets supporting the eaves, upon which the metal housing of the lantern room also forms the roof. The original lighthouse was built around 1300Bălan, Șt.; Mihăilescu, N. Șt. - ''Istoria științei și tehnicii în România, date cronologice'', Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, București, 1985, p. 37. by the Genoese who traded at the port, to guide ships at sea from a range of about two nautical miles out to the small port of Constanța. It was rebuilt between 1858-1860 by French-

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engineer Artin Aslan, by order of the British-owned Danube and Black Sea Railway Company, to honor the Genoese merchants who established a flourishing sea trade community.

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Location of the Genoese Lighthouse on an interactive map of Constanța
{{Commons category, Genoese Lighthouse, Constanța Buildings and structures in Constanța Historic monuments in Constanța County Lighthouses in Romania

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