Lighthouse of Genoa

Location The Lanterna is on the hill of San Benigno at some little distance from the Sampierdarena neighborhood. The cape on which the Lanterna stands was at one time a peninsula before the nearby coastline was filled in and reshaped. To the west, it marked the entrance to the original port of Genoa, today the Porto Antico. Over time, the hill on the cape assumed the name "Capo di Faro", or "Lighthouse Cape"; it is also sometimes referred to as the cape of San Benigno, after the convent that once stood there. Today, the hill is gone save for a small rise upon which the lighthouse stands; the rest of it was removed to provide infill for other areas of the city. from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493; the Lanterna can be seen in the left edge of the picture. Medieval light The first tower at this location, a structure formed of three crenellated towers, was built, most sources say, around 1128, although at least one states that it was built in 1161. ==Lanterna Museum==

Adjacent to the tower is the Museo della Lanterna, which may be reached by a walk from the old city walls to the foot of the beacon at the via Milano. It is also accessible from the neighboring Genova-Ovest highway. Work on the facility was completed in 2004, and the museum was opened to the public in 2006; at the same time a new entry door was installed in the lighthouse. Further restoration involved replacement of some decorative elements on the attic of the tower and systematic paving, in stone, of the accessway. The city park to the north has also been rehabilitated.(Jesus Christ king came in peace, and God became Man). This tablet may still be seen today; it is mounted on the ground at the base of the top tower. At one time the lighthouse worked in tandem with a smaller tower, posted at the other end of the harbor where the cotton warehouses in the Porto Antico now stand. ==Management==

Management of the tower is under the authority of the Lighthouse Command Zone of the Marina Militare, and is directed from its center in La Spezia, which oversees all of the lighthouses in the region. The Marina Militare has been responsible for all lights on the Italian coast since 1910, and employs both military and civil technicians for the purpose. == Image gallery ==

File:Lanterna di Genova fotografata dal camminamento by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|alt=Lanterna photographed from the walkway below|Lanterna photographed from the walkway below File:Lanterna di Genova fotografata da sud by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|alt=Lanterna photographed from the south side|Lanterna photographed from the south side File:Vista nord dalla Lanterna di Genova by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|alt=The view from Lanterna towards the north|The view from Lanterna towards the north File:Vista nord est dalla Lanterna di Genova by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|The view from Lanterna towards the northeast File:Vista est dalla Lanterna di Genova by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|alt=East view from the Genoa Lantern|East view from the Genoa Lantern File:Vista sud dalla Lanterna di Genova by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|alt=The view from the Lanterna towards the south|The view from the Lanterna towards the south File:Vista ovest dalla Lanterna di Genova by Stephen Kleckner.jpg|alt=The view from the Lanterna to the west|The view from the Lanterna to the west ==See also==