En la costa norte de la Ciutadella de Menorca, ciudad situada en la zona oeste de la isla, se producían naufragios y accidentes debido a las corrientes marinas y a la influencia de los fuertes vientos de la zona de tramontana. El impulso decisivo para la construcción del faro fue el naufragio del barco de vapor francés Général Chanzy el 9 de febrero de 1910 del cual sólo hubo un superviviente y 156 personas muertas.1
El ingeniero Mauro Serret se encargó de diseñar el edificio. Las obras empezaron el 5 de julio de 1912 y se inauguró el 1 de septiembre del año posterior. La instalación luminosa presentaba una apariencia de grupos de 1 y 3 parpadeos blancos que se veían a una distancia de 26 millas. El edificio está formado por dos cuerpos rectangulares independientes de una sola planta, construidos con sillares con cara de piedra vista. La torre se eleva del suelo a una altura de 11,5 metros.
A pocos metros del faro hay un soplete donde cuando hay temporales de primero cuadrante, las olas entran a las cavidades del soplete salen disparadas en forma de grandes columnas de agua que llegan a alturas considerables y se precipitan con gran fuerza sobre la linterna del faro.
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On the north coast of the Ciutadella de Menorca, a city located in the western part of the island, there were shipwrecks and accidents due to marine currents and the influence of strong winds from the Tramontana area. The decisive impulse for the construction of the lighthouse was the wreck of the French steamship Général Chanzy on February 9, 1910 of which there was only one survivor and 156 people killed.1
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On the north coast of the Ciutadella de Menorca, a city located in the western part of the island, there were shipwrecks and accidents due to marine currents and the influence of strong winds from the Tramontana area. The decisive impulse for the construction of the lighthouse was the wreck of the French steamship Général Chanzy on February 9, 1910 of which there was only one survivor and 156 people killed.1
The engineer Mauro Serret was in charge of designing the building. The works began on July 5, 1912 and was inaugurated on September 1 of the following year. The luminous installation had the appearance of groups of 1 and 3 white flashes that could be seen at a distance of 26 miles. The building is formed by two independent rectangular bodies of a single floor, built with ashlars with exposed stone face. The tower rises from the ground at a height of 11.5 meters.
A few meters from the lighthouse there is a torch where, when there are storms of the first quadrant, the waves enter the torch cavities, they shoot out in the form of large columns of water that reach considerable heights and fall with great force on the lantern of the lighthouse.
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