Phare de Sainte Marie
The Phare de Sainte Marie is an inactive lighthouse built to mark the harbor of Marseille, France. Completed in 1855, it is made of natural-finished local limestone and stands 70 feet high.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chateau d’If, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: lighthouse in Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Also known as: “Sainte Marie Lighthouse” and “Sainte-Marie Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean and Fort Saint-Jean.
Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean
Museum
Photo: Olenailn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations is a national museum located in Marseille, France. It was inaugurated on 7 June 2013 as part of Marseille-Provence 2013, a year when Marseille was designated as the European Capital of Culture. Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean is situated 370 metres southeast of Phare de Sainte Marie.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort
Photo: Rvalette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Saint-Jean is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013, it has been linked by two foot-bridges to the historical district Le Panier and to the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations; the latter being the first French national museum to be located outside Paris. Fort Saint-Jean is situated 530 metres southeast of Phare de Sainte Marie.
Palais du Pharo
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palais du Pharo is a palace in Marseille, southern France, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, west of the Old Port. It was built in Second Empire style by Emperor Napoleon III for Empress Eugénie, starting in 1858. Palais du Pharo is situated 570 metres south of Phare de Sainte Marie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Panier and La Joliette.
La Joliette
Quarter
Photo: Altona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Joliette is a neighbourhood of the 2nd arrondissement of Marseille located at the start of the autonomous port of Marseille.
Marseille
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
With 1.6 million people in its urban area, Marseille is the second most populated city of France the biggest Mediterranean port and the economic center of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Phare de Sainte Marie
- Categories: lighthouse and historic site
- Location: Marseille, Arrondissement of Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.29933° or 43° 17′ 58″ northLongitude
5.35819° or 5° 21′ 30″ eastInception
1855Height
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8FM779X5+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 992716124OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q1065573
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Phare de Sainte Marie” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣玛丽灯塔”
- Chinese: “聖瑪麗燈塔”
- Dutch: “Phare de Sainte Marie”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Sainte Marie”
- French: “phare de la Joliette”
- French: “phare de Sainte-Marie”
- French: “Phare de Sainte-Marie”
- French: “phare Sainte-Marie”
- German: “Phare de Sainte Marie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Quai Germain Delauze and Promenade Robert Laffont.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Phare de Sainte Marie”. Photo: Chateau d’If, Public domain.