I've given several lighthouses from France the Lighthouse of the Week status, because France has two separate coasts, both of which have a good number of lighthouses. This time, I'll be returning to the South of France, specifically the city of Nice. The Phare de Nice, phare being French for lighthouse, is on a long pier next to the harbor.
The Lighthouse Directory tells us more:
"Date unknown (probably around 1950). Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); red flash every 5 s. 22 m (72 ft) square masonry tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a large square stone base. Lighthouse is white, lantern red with a white roof. ... The 1928 lighthouse, the fourth on the Nice breakwater, was heavily damaged during World War II; it was replaced by a wooden tower in 1945 and then by this lighthouse."
Several pictures are below, some of them a bit artsy, which I haven't really done for awhile, and one of them with a lunar eclipse, which I've never done before.
from aimen aishur on Twitter
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