Fanjove Lighthouse
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Period
2013 - 2017
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AAmatters team
Matteo Comminetti
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Partners
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Essential Destinations (Malcolm Ryen and Micol Farina, research and supervision)
Nicola Colangelo (financial support)
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tags
#built heritage #research #restoration
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Fanjove Lighthouse is situated on Fanjove, the outermost island of the Mafia Archipelago, on the southern shores of Tanzania.
The lighthouse was built in 1893 by the German colonial authorities, but abandoned at Independence in 1961. Subsequent decay and vandalization led to the building to become seriously endangered in 2013.
A quick research was carried out in 2013 and some funds were made available in 2016-2017 to carry out the most urgent conservation works.