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The lighthouse, the shining spot from the shore, a landmark of
coastal navigation, is a special construction we encounter in higher
places on the shore of seas and oceans.The lighthouse, the shining spot
from the shore, a landmark of coastal navigation, is a special
construction we encounter in higher places on the shore of seas and
oceans.
The Genovese Lighthouse, Constanta
The Old Lighthouse, Sulina
Lighthouse, Mangalia
Landing Lighthouse, Tuzla
The White Lighthouse, Constanta-North Harbour
Its story goes down in Pharos Island, in the 3rd century B.C. Egypt.
The dangerous shore of Alexandria made people think of a construction
that might show the safest way to the harbour. Thus, the architect
Sostratus of Cnidus built and “offered this work to the Navigating Gods
and the people journeying on seas”.
130 m high, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was for a long time the
highest building made by humans and Antipater of Sidon considered it one
of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The development of the trade exchanges made Phoenicians and Romans
build numerous lighthouses along the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea
and the Atlantic Ocean.
The light of the lighthouses was initially obtained by wood fires,
coal fires, resin torches and later by suet, vegetal or fish oil lamps.
When the fog did not allow sailors to see the lighthouse, the ships were
warned by bell tolls or cannon blows.
Nowadays, the lighthouses have radio emitters and radar signal
reflection systems of ships. Modern navigation has reduced the
importance of lighthouses but not their beauty.
Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue
LIGHTHOUSES FROM ROMANIA, illustrating only some of the most beautiful
lighthouses on the Romanian seaside, picturesque and romantic historical
vestiges, genuine architectonic masterpieces.
The Genoese Lighthouse from Constanta, illustrated on the stamp with
the face value of RON 0.60, is on the town’s peninsular promontory.
Having Artin Aslan as an architect, it was built in 1860 by an English
company (the same one that built Constanta-Cernavoda railway and
Constanta harbour). The lighthouse (whose height from the ground is of
14 m), had the light at 21 m above the water level and its visibility
was of 9.5 nautical miles. Its name derives from the supposition that it
was built on the place where there might have existed a lighthouse
erected by the Genoese in the 14th century.
The Old Lighthouse from Sulina is illustrated on the postage stamp
with the face value of RON 0.80. Built in 1856, it is the first Romanian
lighthouse. In 1911 it was optically modernized and in 1946 it got
electrified. It is placed in the Eastern part of Sulina having the shape
of a white masonry tower with a green dome 17.5 m high from the ground
and a light visibility of 12 nautical miles.
The Lighthouse from Mangalia is illustrated on the postage stamp with the face value of RON 1.20.
It was built on the harbour beach, in the North-Eastern part and was
put into service in 1898. 10 meters high, it looks like a round masonry
tower having nowadays a blue dome. Subsequent extension and
modernization of the piers led to its closing down.
The Landing Lighthouse from Tuzla is illustrated on the postage stamp
with the face value of RON 1.60. 43.9 m high, the lighthouse tower is a
metallic cylinder with white and black horizontal stripes covered with a
round white dome.
It was put into service in 1900 and initially it ran on oil lamps. It
was modernized in 1946, 1957 and 1972, and in 1957 it was electrified.
Taking into account the danger represented by the cliffs, the light
may be seen on the sea in a guided sector and the lighthouse is equipped
with a nautophone (acoustic signal). Due to the serious erosion of the
shore, the construction might be in jeopardy along time.
The White Lighthouse from Constanta-North Harbour is illustrated on
the postage stamp with the face value of RON 8.10. It is located on the
breakwater at Km. 2 + 554. It is a granite tower with a white dome, it
is 18 m high and has a visibility of 10 nautical miles. It has been
operated since 1972 and is also provided with a nautophone.
We kindly thank to the Museum of Romanian Navy, “Sulina Lighthouse”
Museum and to the Administration of Constanta Harbour for their support
in the accomplishment of this postage stamps issue.
Issue date: 2010-03-05
from Adriana Popa
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