Lighthouse of Colonia del Sacramento

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historic monument lighthouse tourist attraction

The Lighthouse of Colonia del Sacramento is a historic 19th-century lighthouse in Uruguay’s colonial quarter, built amid the ruins of an old convent and serving as a prominent symbol of the city’s maritime heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic monument ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo ruins of the Convent of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle 19th-century lighthouse architecture ⓘ
builtAmidRuins old convent ruins ⓘ
builtOnRuinsOf Convent of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd 1857 ⓘ
constructionStart 1845 ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Uruguay ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
function guiding ships on the Río de la Plata ⓘ
hasFeature gallery around lantern ⓘ
lantern at the top ⓘ
white cylindrical tower ⓘ
heritageContext maritime heritage of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ
heritageDesignationContext important landmark of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ
heritageStatusContext within UNESCO World Heritage Site of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ
inception 1857 ⓘ
locatedIn Barrio Histórico NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colonia Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
Colonia del Sacramento NERFINISHED ⓘ
historic quarter of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ
locatedNear Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
notableFor location within colonial ruins ⓘ
role in navigation on Río de la Plata ⓘ
status as city icon ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf urban landscape of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ
purpose aid to navigation ⓘ
region Río de la Plata estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolOf Colonia del Sacramento NERFINISHED ⓘ
city’s maritime heritage ⓘ
touristActivity climbing to the top ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor panoramic city views ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viewOver Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ
historic quarter of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ

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Colonia del Sacramento → hasLandmark → Lighthouse of Colonia del Sacramento ⓘ