| 词条 | Georgetown Lighthouse, Guyana |
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|name = Georgetown Lighthouse |image_name=Georgetown-Lighthouse.jpg |caption= |location=Water Street, Georgetown, Guyana[1] |pushpin_map = Guyana |pushpin = lighthouse |coordinates = {{coord|6.8236966|-58.1643569|region:GY-DE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |coordinates_footnotes = | yearbuilt = 1817 (first)[1] |yearlit=1830 |automated=clockwork[1] |yeardeactivated= |foundation=forty nine greenheart piles |construction=stone tower[1] |shape=tapered octagonal tower with balcony and lantern[1] |marking=red and white vertical stripes[1] |height={{convert|30|m|ft}} |focalheight={{convert|31.5|m|ft}}[1] |lens= |currentlens= |intensity= |range= |characteristic=Flash every 60s, red or white depending on direction.[1] |builder= |fogsignal= |admiralty=J6841[1] |NGA=17292[1] |ARLHS=GUY-001[1] |USCG=}} The Georgetown Lighthouse was first built by the Dutch in 1817 and then rebuilt in 1830 to help guide ships into the Demerara River from the Atlantic Ocean. The 31 m (103 feet) high octagonal structure is a famous Georgetown, Guyana landmark with its distinct vertical red and white stripes. The Lighthouse, located on Water Street, is a National Monument.[2] The brick structure was commissioned on 1 June 1830, when it replaced a wooden lighthouse that had been built on the same site by the Dutch. British engineers constructed the present lighthouse, reinforcing the building by placing it on a foundation of 49 greenheart piles, making it durable nearly 200 years later. A floating light was placed at the Demerara bar in March 1838 and a system of signalling to the lighthouse was established. On 27 February 1838 a Committee of Pilotage was formed and entrusted with the signalling. Before establishment of the System of Signalling, a beacon had been erected on the East Coast Demerara and vessels entering had to contribute to the cost of constructing the beacon. About a half mile east of Fort Groyne there was a block house which was used as a signal station for vessels arriving, and for signalling to Berbice. The coastal signalling was done by semaphore stations. A steel balcony at the top of the Lighthouse offers a panoramic view of Georgetown and West Coast Demerara. References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite rowlett|guy|date=2009-01-12}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.gov.gy/trustnewsc.html |title=The Lighthouse |date=October 2002 |work=Monument Watch |publisher=National Trust of Guyana |accessdate=2009-11-14 |location=Georgetown, Guyana |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905083427/http://www.nationaltrust.gov.gy/trustnewsc.html |archivedate=September 5, 2008 }} External links
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