Puerto Colombia Light
Characteristics
Internally constructed as a frame of hot-dip galvanized steel weighting 120 tons, the building is 70 metres (230 ft) high. Erected on sandy soil, it required foundations using 56 micropiles of a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) and 18 metres (59 ft) long, 158 cubic metres (5,600 cu ft) of structural concrete and 38 tons of structural steel.
The covering consists of 25 tons of aluminium and 1,940 square metres (20,900 sq ft) of laminated and toughened glass panels, tainted in variable blue/green shades reminiscent of the colors of the nearby Caribbean sea. Additionally, solar panels are used in the covering to power variable color nighttime LED illumination embedded in the glass panels.
The lighthouse light has a range of 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi), and an autonomous photovoltaic energy system. More than 20,000 stainless steel screws were used to fix and anchor the glass.
Since its completion, the Puerto Colombia Light has been the tallest lighthouse in South America.
History
The monument was built at the initiative of Barranquilla businessman Christian Daes through his company Tecnoglass as a tribute to the foreign immigrants who arrived in the country through Puerto Colombia, among them his father, José Daes.
Image gallery
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Puerto Colombia Light at night
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Puerto Colombia Light, view from the south-west
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Puerto Colombia Light, view from the south
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Puerto Colombia Light, view from the south-east
References
- ^ "Largest Lighthouse in Colombia Inaugurated". Retrieved 11 Jul 2024.
- ^ "El monumento tendrá 70 metros de altura, será interactivo y estará instalado en el municipio de Puerto Colombia" (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 Jul 2024.