GC1Z96K Genève - Pâquis Lighthouse / Phare des Pâquis (Traditional Cache) in Genève, Switzerland created by Flashmoon

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Hidden : 9/29/2009

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Geocache Description:

Francais
Genève - Phare de la jetée des Pâquis
English
Geneva - Pâquis pier lighthouse

Bravo à Pete39 pour le FTF !

Francais
Le premier phare a été construit à des fins d'expérimentation, pour tester l'utilisation d'arcs éléctriques comme technique d'éclairage. Les tests eurent lieu en 1857. Les résultats n'ont pas été vraiment concluant, et le phare a été abondonné jusqu'à la construction du phare actuel en 1896.
A l'époque il y avait des navires marchands sur Lac Léman, de nos jours ne naviquent plus que des bateaux de plaisance et d'excursion touristique.
Le phare est situé au bout de la Jetée des Paquis qui sépare le Lac Léman de la Rade de Genève, entre l'extrémité Est du Quai du Mont-Blanc et le début Quai Wilson.

Vérifier les heures d'ouverture et les tarifs pour la saison d'été sur http://www.bains-des-paquis.ch/pages/activites_page.php?id=5
Caractéristiques
Construit en 1896. Encore actif;
Focal plane 16 m (52 ft);
Lumière verte ou blanche selon la direction;
Le phare est éclairé la nuit;
Tour octogonale en fonte de 17m env.(56ft) de haut sur une base octogonale en pierre.
Peinte intégralement en Blanc.

Source : Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

English
The first lighthouse was built as an experiment, to test the use of a primitive form of electric lighting in which the light was provided by an open arc of electricity. The tests were held in December 1857. The results were inconclusive at best, and the test lighthouse was abandoned until the present tower was built in 1896.
At that time there was commercial shipping on Lac Léman, but only pleasure craft and passenger ferries navigate the lake today.
The lighthouse is located at the end of the Pâquis pier, which projects into Lac Léman on the waterfront of downtown Geneva, at the intersection of the Quai du Mont Blanc and the Quai Wilson.
Check the opening hours,and the entrance fees for the summer season at http://www.bains-des-paquis.ch/pages/activites_page.php?id=5

Specifications
Built in 1896. Still Active.
Focal plane 16 m (52 ft);
White or green light, depending on direction;
The lighthouse is also floodlit at night;
Approx. 17 m (56 ft) octagonal cast iron tower mounted on an octagonal stone base.
Entire lighthouse painted white.

From : Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill