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Europa Point historical revolving optic

Historical Europa Point revolving optic removed during the 2016 LED re-engineering and placed on display at the University of Gibraltar. Modeled as a distinct related object, not as an attribute of the continuing station tower.

Evidence note

Strong official evidence for removal and University display; manufacturer/order identity still open.

Source Evidence

Direct relationships

Reviewed links from this object to a station, place, manufacturer, collection, or another heritage identity.

  • Current host
  • Current location
    University of Gibraltar2016accepted

    Current custody/display location of the removed historical optic is the University of Gibraltar.

  • Displayed at
    University of Gibraltar2016accepted

    The historical Europa Point optic is displayed at the University of Gibraltar as a museum object, separate from the continuing operational station.

  • Moved to
    University of Gibraltar2016accepted

    After removal, the historical optic was transferred to the University of Gibraltar.

  • Removed from
    Europa Point Lighthouse, Gibraltar2016accepted

    The historical revolving optic was removed from the Europa Point lantern during the 2016 LED re-engineering.

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Rights & Attribution

Content License

Original editorial content on this page: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. See Rights & Reuse.

Media Rights

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Attribution

"Europa Point historical revolving optic" · LUX-ASSET-000802 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000802/

Citation

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Europa Point historical revolving optic", LUX-ASSET-000802, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000802/, accessed 2026-09-17, archive v0.24.571.