Around Italy - San Maurizio - Comments The Volta Lighthouse stands on a hill in San Maurizio, 150 metres above Brunate.

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The lighthouse was built in memory of Alessandro Volta (who developed the first electrical cell) and was designed by the engineer Gabriele Giussani. It opened up in 1927 on the 100-year anniversary of Voltas death. One of a number of my images of Italy available on Alamy

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Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Via Giacomo Scalini, 76, Brunate
Photo credit: © Terry Dean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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