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{{Short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name                  = Tangasseri Lighthouse
| image_name            = Thangassseri Lighthouse.jpg
| image_name            = Thangassseri Lighthouse.jpg
| caption                = The lighthouse in 2017
| caption                = The lighthouse in 2017
| location              = [[Tangasseri]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]
| location              = [[Tangasseri]], [[Kollam]], [[India]]
| pushpin_map            = India Kollam#Kerala#India
| pushpin                = lighthouse
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location in [[Kollam]], India
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| yearbuilt              = 1902
| yearbuilt              = 1902
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| foundation            = reinforced concrete
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| construction          = masonry tower
| yeardeactivated        =
| marking                = red and white diagonal stripe
| foundation            = Reinforced concrete
| shape                  = cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
| construction          = Masonry tower
| marking                = Red and White diagonal stripe
| shape                  = Cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
| height                = {{convert|41|m}}<ref name="Kerala_bizhat">{{cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Tourist Places in Kerala |publisher=Bizhat.com |access-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| height                = {{convert|41|m}}<ref name="Kerala_bizhat">{{cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Tourist Places in Kerala |publisher=Bizhat.com |access-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| focalheight            = {{convert|42|m}} above [[mean sea level]]
| focalheight            = {{convert|42|m}} above [[mean sea level]]
| lens                  = 700&nbsp;mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65&nbsp;m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)
| lens                  = 700&nbsp;mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65&nbsp;m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)
| currentlens            =
| intensity              = 1,27,950 [[Candela|CDS]] (220/250 volt) AC 400W X 3 nos. (Metal Halide Lamps)
| intensity              = 1,27,950 [[Candela|CDS]] (220/250 volt) AC 400W X 3 nos. (Metal Halide Lamps)
| range                  = {{convert|26|nmi}}
| range                  = {{convert|26|nmi}}
| characteristic        = Fl (3) W 15s.
| characteristic        = Fl (3) W 15s.
| admiralty              = F0720
| NGA                    = 27504<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref>
| ARLHS                  = IND-109<ref>{{cite web |title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam |work=World List of Lights (WLOL) |publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society |url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx |title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece |title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece |title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert|41|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece |title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece |archive-date=23 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece |title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>
'''Tangasseri Lighthouse''' or '''Thangassery Lighthouse''' is situated at [[Tangasseri]] in [[Kollam]] city of the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=5 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam |work=World List of Lights (WLOL) |publisher=Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society |url=http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141319/http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/IND109.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the two lighthouses in the [[Kollam Metropolitan Area]] and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx |title=Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315010548/http://dgll.nic.in/DLLChennai/530_1_DLLChennai.aspx |archive-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/rs-111cr-project-to-beautify-road-to-tangasseri-lighthouse/article6562795.ece |title=Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 March 2015}}</ref> In operation since 1902,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece |title=Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429012946/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/tangasseri-lighthouse-to-stay-open-for-longer-hours/article5525671.ece |archive-date=29 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of {{convert|41|m}}, making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece |title=New look for Tangasseri lighthouse |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=27 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523004657/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/new-look-for-tangasseri-lighthouse/article8634902.ece |archive-date=23 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Lighthouse-sees-rise-in-footfall/article16952809.ece |title=Lighthouse sees rise in footfall |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Portal|India|Engineering}}
* [[List of lighthouses in India]]
* [[List of lighthouses in India]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Lighthouse Digest|2546}}
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Revision as of 20:52, 7 November 2021

Tangasseri Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2017
Map
LocationTemplate:Wikidata location
Coordinates8°52′50″N 76°33′57″E / 8.880691°N 76.565955°E / 8.880691; 76.565955
Constructed1902
Foundationreinforced concrete
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower height41 metres (135 ft)[1]
Tower shapecylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markingsred and white diagonal stripe
Focal height42 metres (138 ft) above mean sea level
Lens700 mm 2nd order 3 panel revolving optic inside 3.65 m diameter Lantern House (Chance Bros)
Intensity1,27,950 CDS (220/250 volt) AC 400W X 3 nos. (Metal Halide Lamps)
Range26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s.

Tangasseri Lighthouse or Thangassery Lighthouse is situated at Tangasseri in Kollam city of the Indian state of Kerala.[2][3] It is one of the two lighthouses in the Kollam Metropolitan Area and is maintained by the Cochin Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships.[4][5] In operation since 1902,[6] the cylindrical lighthouse tower painted with white and red oblique bands has a height of 41 metres (135 ft), making it the second tallest lighthouse in Kerala coast.[7] Tangasseri Lighthouse is one of the most visited lighthouses in Kerala.[8]

History

Prior to construction of the lighthouse, the British East India company had installed a tower with an oil lamp. In 1902 the present Tangasseri Lighthouse was completed, which by 1930 had suffered cracks in the tower that required jacketing masonry to be installed.[9] The light source was modified in 1932, 1940, 1962, 1967, 1990 and 1994.[10]

In 2016, the Tangasseri Lighthouse got an elevator facility for its visitors.[11]

Location

The lighthouse is located on the coast at Tangasseri in Kollam city and is the one of the locations in India that still maintains Anglo-Indian culture. Tangasseri is home to remnants of an ancient Portuguese built coastal defence, the St Thomas Fort, a Portuguese Cemetery, a canal, the ancient Port of Quilon and the Infant Jesus Cathedral.[12][13][14]

Visitors are allowed access to the lighthouse between 11 am and 5 pm on all days except on Mondays.[15]

Gallery

  • Upstairs in Tangasseri Lighthouse
    Upstairs in Tangasseri Lighthouse
  • Tangasseri Lighthouse
    Tangasseri Lighthouse
  • Close view of Tangasseri Lighthouse
    Close view of Tangasseri Lighthouse
  • A distant view of Tangasseri Lighthouse from Kollam Port Road
    A distant view of Tangasseri Lighthouse from Kollam Port Road
  • Information board in Thangassery Lighthouse
    Information board in Thangassery Lighthouse
  • Tangasseri Lighthouse as seen from Tangasseri breakwater
    Tangasseri Lighthouse as seen from Tangasseri breakwater

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tourist Places in Kerala". Bizhat.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of India: Kerala and Karnataka". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tangassery Point Light, Quilon/Kollam". World List of Lights (WLOL). Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Chennai Directorate – Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships". Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Rs. 1.11-cr. project to beautify road to Tangasseri lighthouse". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tangasseri lighthouse to stay open for longer hours". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "New look for Tangasseri lighthouse". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lighthouse sees rise in footfall". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Indian Lighthouses – An overview" (PDF). DGLL India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tangi's grand old lady to get a lift". The Hindu. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "A brief history of Tangasseri". Rotary Club of Tangasseri. Archived from the original on 22 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Superb India Tours – Kollam". Superb India Tours. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Tangasseri – OOCITIES". OOCITIES. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Increase in Tangasseri Lighthouse Visiting Hours". Kerala News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

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