Torre Faro is a of the of

Messina Messina ( , ; ; ; ) is a harbour city and the capital city, capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of 216,918 inhabitants ...

in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the

Pylons of Messina The Pylons of Messina are two free-standing steel towers, the Sicilian one in Torre Faro and the Calabrian one in Villa San Giovanni. They were used from 1955 to 1994 to carry a 220 kilovolt (150 kilovolt until 1971) overhead power line, power l ...

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From 1959 to 1961 on ''Torre faro Circuit'' took place the

Messina Grand Prix The Messina Grand Prix (Italian: ''Gran Premio di Messina'') a Formula Junior motor race held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in Messina, Italy, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia. The race formed part of the Italian Italian(s) ...

(

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: ''Gran Premio di Messina'') a

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held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in

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, organized by the

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. The race formed part of the

Formula Junior Championship.

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The Pylon of Torre Faro is one of the disused pylons of the 220 kV

high voltage High voltage electricity refers to electrical potential large enough to cause injury or damage. In certain industries, ''high voltage'' refers to voltage above a certain threshold. Equipment and conductors that carry high voltage warrant sp ...

power line which for thirty years, from 1955 to 1985, crossed the

Strait of Messina The Strait of Messina (; ) is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily (Punta del Faro) and the western tip of Calabria (Punta Pezzo) in Southern Italy. It connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the north with the Ionian Sea to the south, with ...

between

Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...

and

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. With its height of 235 m it is one of the tallest buildings in

. In the period of its use, the engineer

Riccardo Morandi Riccardo Morandi visiting Palace of Justice Competition. Riccardo Morandi (1 September 1902 – 25 December 1989) was an Italian civil engineer best known for his innovative use of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete, although over the ...

had designed two towers for anchoring high voltage cables, called ''Torri Morandi'' (''Morandi Towers''). Even this structure has not been demolished and is now housed in the Torre Faro car park.

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The Village of Torre Faro
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