2. STREET LIGHTING
• The street lighting is used in public roads
in order to provide adequate visibility
3. EVOLUTION OF THE STREET LIGHTING
• The ancient Greeks and Romans
perceived this need, and the richest
settled oil torches (Laternas) outside their
homes, that a slave named "laternarius"
promptly lit every night
4. EVOLUTION OF THE STREET LIGHTING
• The first record we have of the installation
of street lighting dating from the time of
the Arab Empire, and is located in the city
of Córdoba
5. EVOLUTION OF THE STREET LIGHTING
• The first public showing of gaslights took
place in 1805, in the famous Pall Mall,
London, during the ceremony celebrating
the King's birthday
6. EVOLUTION OF THE STREET LIGHTING
• Baltimore was the first city in America to
install gas lamps
7. EVOLUTION OF THE STREET LIGHTING
•The first electric street lights were initially
electric candles and it was used for the first
time in Paris in 1880 and the following year
in London.
•The electric lamp has evolved over the
years until use the light bulb powered by
solar energy
