Reading Light
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This article is about the lighthouse in Tel Aviv, Israel. For the light fixture used for reading, see Light fixture.
Reading Light (Hebrew: מגדלור רדינג), also known as Tell Qudadi Light (sometimes spelled Tel Kudadi Light), HaYarkon Light, Auja Light and Tel Aviv Light, is an inactive lighthouse in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located near the beach on the north side of the Yarkon River estuary, on the foot of the Tel Aviv south breakwater, next to the Tel Aviv Port and the Levant Fair buildings area. It takes its name from the Reading Power Station.
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Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Coordinates | 32°6′12.86″N 34°46′37.11″E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1934 |
Foundation | cylindrical stone basement |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
Shape | square tower, lantern removed |
Markings | formerly: black and white checkerboard now: concrete |
Heritage | heritage site in Israel |
Light | |
First lit | 1935 |
Deactivated | 1965 |
Characteristic | Morse "A", two flashes, one long and one short, every 7s[1] |
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The lighthouse played a role in several Israel films, such as Late Summer Blues, and appeared on an Israeli stamp issued 26 November 2009.[1]