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La Poterie-Cap-D'Antifer

Antifer Lighthouse

La Poterie-Cap-D'Antifer

Antifer Lighthouse

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Antifer Lighthouse

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Location: La Poterie-Cap-D'Antifer, Le Havre, Normandy, France

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May 4, 2023

In addition to the Cap de la Hève, the chalk cliffs of the Cap d’Antifer serve as a secondary landmark for reaching Le Havre. After the Cap de la Hève had had a lighthouse since the 1790s, the Commission des Phares decided in 1890 to build a lighthouse on the Cap d'Antifer. The first tower had a total height of 32.50 m and was equipped with optics with a focal length of 1.33 m, which was large for the time. The optics came from the French company Barbier et Cie, were previously an exhibit at the World Exhibition in 1889 and were the only optics of such a large focal length ever installed in France.

Originally operated with mineral oil and wick burners, the light source was changed to strong light lamps and petroleum in 1905. In 1926 the lighthouse was electrified using diesel generators. The range was 31 miles.

The original lighthouse was completely destroyed by German troops in September 1944.

First temporarily replaced by a mast, the current lighthouse was built in the 1950s and put into operation in 1955

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phare_d%E2%80%99Antifer

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Matze

October 19, 2020

I definitely recommend the tour to the lighthouse, it is best to first take the long tour through the tranquil forest in the hinterland, then you can enjoy the tranquility there and have the breathtaking chalk cliffs as the grand finale

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SaTo

March 13, 2021

The Phare d’Antifer is a lighthouse on the French Channel coast in the Seine-Maritime department. It is located on Cap d'Antifer in the municipality of La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer

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