Torre Faro

Torre Faro
Frazione
A landscape of Torre Faro with the Pylons of Messina.
A landscape of Torre Faro with the Pylons of Messina.
Torre Faro is located in Italy
Torre Faro
Torre Faro
Location of Torre Faro in Italy
Coordinates: 38°15′33″N 15°38′33″E / 38.25917°N 15.64250°E / 38.25917; 15.64250
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
ProvinceMessina
ComuneMessina
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
2,500
DemonymFaroti[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Dialing code090
Patron saintMadonna of the Letter [it][2]

Torre Faro is a frazione of the comune of Messina in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the Pylons of Messina.[3][4]

History

The start of the 1960 Messina Grand Prix.

From 1959 to 1961 on Torre faro Circuit took place the Messina Grand Prix (Italian: Gran Premio di Messina) a Formula Junior motor race held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in Messina, Italy, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia.[5] The race formed part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.

Constructions of world interest

See also: Pylons of Messina

The Pylon of Torre Faro is one of the disused pylons of the 220 kV high voltage power line which for thirty years, from 1955 to 1985, crossed the Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily.[6] With its height of 235 m it is one of the tallest buildings in Italy.[6]

In the period of its use, the engineer Riccardo Morandi had designed two towers for anchoring high voltage cables, called Torri Morandi (Morandi Towers). Even this structure has not been demolished and is now housed in the Torre Faro car park.[7]

Torre faro

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oggi la festa con le processioni a Torre Faro e San Saba" (in Italian). tempostretto.it. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ "CARIDDOTI, NON FAROTI" (in Italian). messinaweb.tv. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Torre Faro, da oggi pedonalizzato il villaggio fra i due mari dove il Mito si fonde con la Storia" (in Italian). letteraemme.it. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Notizie su: Torre Faro - Messina" (in Italian). normanno.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Non solo Targa Florio" (in Italian). forum-auto.caradisiac.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b "L'ENERGIA CHE CI UNISCE - LA STORIA DEL "PONTE DELL'ENERGIA" TRA SICILIA E CALABRIA" (PDF) (in Italian). terna.it. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Il Comune di Messina ha acquistato le Torri Morandi" (in Italian). normanno.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.