Unusual lighthouses of the world. The tallest lighthouses in the world. Stabneswithi lighthouse in Iceland
You are reading this, and they are shining at this time - the most unusual lighthouses.
Lighthouses are among such structures that for people living far from the coasts, remain only some functional structures that do not play any role in their ordinary lives.
Although I live in a small town in the center of the continent, lighthouses have always attracted me. They seem to me the coolest towers of all. Lighthouses in this world are just pillars, sources of light! in function and meaning.
Let's take an interest today: which of the lighthouses are the most unusual.
1. Flannan Lighthouse (Scotland)
An unusual story took place at this lighthouse that required the attention of a Sherlock Holmes-level detective. But this was not the case in those days and in this place. The story is about three lighthouse keepers who disappeared on the Flannan Islands in 1900.
There are many mysterious and strange things in the history of the Flannan lighthouse, and no one still knows where the people have gone. All the proposed and logical versions were shattered by some fact of that event, which shattered the logic of this version to smithereens.
As you understand, there have been many attempts to shed light on the mystery of the lighthouse on the Flannan Islands over the years, including paranormal versions. But the truth is still out there...
2. Tridrangar lighthouse on the Westman Islands (Iceland)
It is considered the most inaccessible and secluded. Now the lighthouse staff gets to the island by helicopter. But when it was built in 1939, only the rock climbing method was used. Can you imagine what it was hard and dangerous work?
Local writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir has created a detective novel called Why Did You Lie?, which takes place at Tridrangar Lighthouse. I have not yet read the book myself, but I know that it has become an Icelandic bestseller. Still would!!!
3. Lighthouse Church
Built over 150 years ago on the Solovetsky Islands. It is an active Orthodox Church. This is the Ascension Church, which is part of the Solovetsky Monastery, located on the Sekirnaya Hill of the Big Island.
The lighthouse is located at a height of 98 meters, which makes it the highest in the entire White Sea, the visibility of the light is as much as 10 miles.
4. The Statue of Liberty - at least for a short time, but was a lighthouse
According to some reports, the Statue of Liberty was originally conceived by its creator, the French sculptor Bartholdi, as a lighthouse. The American statue - a symbol of freedom that illuminates the world, from the moment of its discovery in 1886 and until 1902 served as a lighthouse, a navigational landmark. All ships sailing to New York went to her light.
It is quite logical that the American lighthouse service was responsible for the main symbol of freedom in America. The lighthouse of the Statue of Liberty was served by 3 caretakers, taking turns maintaining the fire of a free torch. Further, apparently, there was not enough strength ...
5. Lighthouse caught on money
The lighthouse with the difficult-to-pronounce name Westerlichttoren (Westerlichttoren) can be seen on the Dutch banknote of 250 guilders. But what gets into the money - usually iconic objects and personalities - this is what and who the country is proud of.
Although by world standards, the lighthouse is average - the height of the tower is 50 meters, and the lantern itself is located at a level of 58 meters. Just in the Netherlands - there is no higher ..
6. The highest lighthouse (competition: who has more?)
Some people still think that the tallest lighthouse in the world is the Japanese steel tower in Yamashita Park in Yokohama. It may have been that way for a long time. And now he is one of ... because his height Total 106 meters.
To date, the highest (133 meters high!!!) lighthouse was built in Saudi Arabia (province of Mecca, the seaport of Jeddah).
In general, in recent decades, Arab countries have been very actively trying to “surpass” each other in terms of getting into the Guinness book. Now in the same Jeddah, for example, the highest skyscraper is being built (its height according to the plan is 1000 meters), which has already been called the Royal Tower.
The lighthouse in Jeddah is active, it is a cylindrical tower with a spherical observation building with a balcony at the top. That's all for tourists!
7. KAUST is the most innovative lighthouse
KAUST is an abbreviation of the university, the complex of which is located in Mecca, in the city of Tuval on the territory of the harbor. The lighthouse is a hybrid of a tent and a minaret, the height of the building is 60 meters.
This atrium, designed also for holding various cultural events, thanks to the materials used and the effect of "walking wind" is able to keep the natural coolness throughout the hot day.
The lighthouse KAUST at dusk not only directs a light beam into the darkness of the sea area, but by shining with the whole tower, it acts as a guide in the surrounding darkness. Such is the innovation!
Now there are not so many working lighthouses left in the world, but interest in them still does not fade away. It is worth getting to know the most famous among them. Unfortunately, not all beautiful antiquities have survived to this day. For example, one of the seven wonders of the world, the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria, can now only be admired in the picture, but there are those that have retained their special charm. Here are six of the best.
Stabneswithi lighthouse in Iceland
Dondra lighthouse in Sri Lanka
This lighthouse is located in a wonderful exotic place on Cape Dondra and is one of the highest on the entire coast of southeast Asia. The structure was erected in 1889 by order of William Douglas, an employee of the British Imperial Lighthouse Service. All the building material necessary for the construction of this structure was specially delivered from England. Granite slabs, from which the walls of the lighthouse were built, were brought from the quarries of Scotland.
The height of the tower is 49 meters, and in order to climb to the very top, you need to overcome 196 steps. The lighthouse was built in the shape of an octagonal pyramid. It rises surrounded by palm trees and other tropical plants, harmoniously blending into the surrounding landscape. This facility is still functioning, and every day it makes sure that the fire on the tower lights up on time.
Lighthouse Portland Head Light in the United States
This building is a unique architectural monument of America. The lighthouse has been rising on the ocean coast for about two hundred years. Initially, his lamp, which gave a signal to passing ships, worked on whale oil. Since then, everything has changed - electricity was supplied to the tower, and some reconstruction was also carried out.
The last repair was made in 1970, when the lighthouse was damaged by a hurricane. It was possible to save the residence of the very first caretaker of the sailor - now a museum functions in it. This place is very much loved by tourists who travel from all over the country to admire the beautiful seascape of northern New England.
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The top 10 highest lighthouses in the world are opened by an operating lighthouse in the southeast of Lake Ladoga, in the village of Storozhno, Volkhov District, Leningrad Region. This is the fourth lighthouse that was built on this cape. It is a stone tower 71 m high, to the top of which - in the gallery - a spiral staircase of 399 steps leads. The focal plane of the Storozhensky lighthouse is at a height of 76 m. Fresnel lenses are used on the lighthouse. Visibility range in clear weather is: white light - 22 miles, red light - 17 miles. According to various sources, it was built either in 1906 or in 1911.
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The second tallest lighthouse in China. The lighthouse is a triangular tower.
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Mulantou (also known as Hainan Lighthouse) is the highest in China. Mulantou is a functioning beacon that emits two flashes of white light every 15 seconds.
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This is the tallest lighthouse in Russia and the tallest wing (that is, necessarily working in pairs) lighthouse in the world. The construction of a lighthouse of this height on Lesnoy Mole was proposed by Yevgeny Gnitsevich in 1986. Subsequently, this proposal was implemented. The “partners” of the lighthouse are Lesnoy Mole Folding Front (own height - 16 meters, above sea level - 21 meters) and Lesnoy Mole Folding Middle (own height - 24 meters, above sea level - 26 meters). The lighthouse is located on the territory of the shipyard and ensures the safe entry of ships from the Sea Canal to one of the technical bays of the city.
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The construction of this lighthouse, located next to the old one, took place from 1829 to 1835 with a budget of 332,214 francs. The lighthouse was not damaged during World War II. Currently, it is one of the few lighthouses in France that is accessible to the public and offers a picturesque view of the surroundings.
The lighthouse is operational and at the moment it uses two xenon lamps with a power of 1600 watts. Usually one lamp turns on, only in bad weather it is required to use two lamps at the same time.
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The main lighthouse of the Genoese port and the symbol of Genoa. It is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the world. With a height of 77 meters, 375 steps lead to its top. Ranked second in the list of the tallest "traditional" lighthouses in the world and is the highest lighthouse in Italy and the Mediterranean.
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- the highest lighthouse in Europe and the highest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. In the immediate vicinity is the "old lighthouse" 31 meters high, which worked from 1845 to 1902.
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The top three lighthouses-record holders opens "Sea Tower" is Japan's tallest lighthouse. It functioned from December 2006 to May 2009, after which it was restored and reopened.
The Marine Tower (Yokohama Marine Tawa) is a 106-meter lattice lighthouse with an observation deck at a height of 100 meters. Initially, at night, the tower support itself was illuminated in green and red in accordance with its markings, but now, after the renovation in May 2009, the illumination is carried out with white lights.
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It is the second tallest lighthouse in the world and the tallest lighthouse in North America and the entire Western Hemisphere. The memorial was erected in honor of Oliver Perry, who won the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, and is also a symbol of peace between Britain, Canada and the USA.
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