Shinagawa Lighthouse
Shinagawa Lighthouse was a lighthouse in Shinagawa (品川第二砲台), south of Tokyo, Japan.
 Shinagawa Lighthouse, now in Meiji Mura. | |
| Location | Shinagawa, Japan (former) Meiji Mura (current) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35°20′29.9″N 136°59′38.9″E |
| Tower | |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 5 March 1870 |
| Deactivated | 1957 |
| Lens | 4th order Fresnel lens |
| Characteristic | decorative light[1] |
The lighthouse was the third of the four lighthouses built by French engineer Léonce Verny. It was relocated to the Meiji Mura historical theme park near Nagoya.[2]
Later lighthouses would be built by the English engineer Richard Henry Brunton, until the Japanese would take over lighthouse construction in 1880.[3]
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Global Change: Mankind-marine Environment Interactions Hubert-Jean Ceccaldi p.240
- "The English engineer Richard Henry Brunton continued Verny's work; starting in 1 880, lighthouses were designed by Japanese architects" in Japan encyclopedia Louis Frédéric p.593
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