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Photographer: unknown
Location: Trieste, Italy
I am a sucker for lighthouses :) SO though this picture is not as exceptional as some of the other, it still is quite good.
Faro della Vittoria (The light of Victory): Built in 1854 (Architect: Moring Karl) and replaced due to the increased demand of a better lighthouse in 1927 (Architect: Arduino Berlam), in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele III (hence the name, I assume)
For more information on the structure, go here, you may need to translate the page (hint: use chrome :D)
These are the numbers of the Faro della Vittoria:
is 67.85 meters high
is 116 meters high from the sea
the average intensity of the light is of 1,250,000 candles
has a range of 35 miles
weighs more than 8,500 tonnes
then total cost of 5,265,000 lire
Here are a few more pictures from the web
showing both the sculptures of the lighthouse
unknown soldier (sculptor Trieste John Mayer (1863-1943)) height 8.60 m, represents memory of all the sailors who died in WW I
Winged Victory Statue (sculptor: John Mayer) height 7.20 m
Some locations for travel in and around Trieste can be found here
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