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Torre Faro is a of the of
From 1959 to 1961 on ''Torre faro Circuit'' tokk place the Messina Grand Prix ( Italian: ''Gran Premio di Messina'') a
The Village of Torre Faro
at Italia in dettaglio {{authority control Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Messina
Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...
in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the Pylons of Messina.
History
From 1959 to 1961 on ''Torre faro Circuit'' tokk place the Messina Grand Prix ( Italian: ''Gran Premio di Messina'') a Formula Junior
Formula Junior is an open wheel formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI (''International Sporting Commission'', the part of the FIA that then regulated motorsports). The class was intended to provide an entry level class ...
motor race
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held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...
, Italy
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, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia The Automobile Club d'Italia (usually known by its acronym ACI) is a not-for-profit statutory corporation of the Italian Republic. The club originated through the efforts of Count Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia as the "Automobile Club of Turin" found ...
. The race formed part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.
Constructions of world interest
The Pylon of Torre Faro is one of the disused pylons of the 220 kVhigh voltage
High voltage electricity refers to electrical potential large enough to cause injury or damage. In certain industries, ''high voltage'' refers to voltage above a certain threshold. Equipment and conductors that carry high voltage warrant spec ...
power line which for thirty years, from 1955 to 1985, crossed the Strait of Messina between Calabria
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. With its height of 235 m it is one of the tallest buildings in Italy
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In the period of its use, the engineer Riccardo Morandi had designed two towers for anchoring high voltage cables, called ''Torri Morandi'' (''Morabdi Towers''). Even this structure has not been demolished and is now housed in the Torre Faro car park.
Gallery
See also
* Faro Point * Pylons of Messina * Strait of Messina *Strait of Messina Bridge
The Strait of Messina Bridge is a long-planned suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, that connects the cities of Messina’s Torre Faro and the port city of Villa San Giovanni in Calabria.
While the bridge has been proposed since ancie ...
* Ganzirri Lake
* Messina Grand Prix
* Peix Nicolau
References
External links
The Village of Torre Faro
at Italia in dettaglio {{authority control Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Messina