Jeddah Light is an active lighthouse located in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is 113 meters high and is now one of the tallest lighthouses in the world. It was built in 1990.
Bell Rock is a lighthouse located on Inchcape Reef off the east coast of Scotland (Angus region). It was built between 1807–1810 by engineer Robert Stevenson. Today it is the oldest lighthouse built on the reefs. The height of the building is 35.3 m.
Kopu Lighthouse
Kopu Lighthouse is one of the most famous symbols and tourist attractions in Estonia located on the island of Hiiumaa. It was built in 1531 and is considered the third oldest lighthouse in the world. The height of the structure is 36 meters.
Slettnes Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the municipality of Gamvik in Finnmark County, Norway. This 39-meter structure was built in 1903–1905.
The Tower of Hercules is a lighthouse located in northwestern Spain. The structure is 55 meters high. It is considered the oldest and only Roman lighthouse in use in the world. The construction dates back to around the 2nd century, possibly during the reign of Emperor Trajan.
Kullen Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on a hilltop on the southwest coast of Sweden. It is one of the most famous attractions in the country. The height of the lighthouse is 15 meters.
Fourth on the list of the ten most famous lighthouses in the world, Peggys Point Lighthouse is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia. It was built in 1914.
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in Buxton, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1870. It is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States and the world. The height of the structure is 64 m.
Sambro Island Light
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The top 10 highest lighthouses in the world opens with an active 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 - to the gallery - a spiral staircase of 399 steps leads. The focal plane of the Storozhensky lighthouse is at an altitude of 76 m. Fresnel lenses are used at the lighthouse. The 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 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 produces two flashes of white light every 15 seconds.
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This is the tallest lighthouse in Russia and the tallest folding (that is, necessarily working in pairs) lighthouse in the world. The construction of a lighthouse of this height on Lesnoy Mole was proposed by Evgeniy Gnitsevich in 1986. This proposal was subsequently implemented. The “partners” of the lighthouse are Lesnoy Mol Stvorny Peredniy (its own height is 16 meters, above sea level - 21 meters) and Lesnoy Mol Stvorny Middle (its own height is 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 into 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 can be visited and offers picturesque views of the surrounding area.
The lighthouse is operational and currently uses two xenon lamps with a power of 1600 watts. Usually one lamp is turned on, only in bad weather it is necessary to use two lamps simultaneously.
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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. Takes second place in the list of the tallest “traditional” lighthouses in the world and is the tallest lighthouse in Italy and the Mediterranean.
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– the tallest lighthouse in Europe and the tallest “traditional lighthouse” in the world. In the immediate vicinity is the “old lighthouse”, 31 meters high, which operated from 1845 to 1902.
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The trio of record-breaking lighthouses opens "Sea Tower"- Japan's tallest lighthouse. It operated from December 2006 to May 2009, after which it was restored and reopened.
Marine Tower (Yokohama Marine Tawa) is a 106-meter lattice lighthouse with an observation deck at an altitude of 100 meters. Initially, at night, the tower support itself was illuminated in green and red in accordance with its markings, but now, after renovations 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 built in honor of Oliver Perry, who won the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, and is also symbol of peace between Britain, Canada and the USA.
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Now there are not many working lighthouses left in the world, but interest in them still does not fade. It is worth taking a closer look at 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 pictures, but there are others that have retained their special charm. Here are the six best of them.
Stabnesviti lighthouse in Iceland
Dondra lighthouse in Sri Lanka
This lighthouse is located in a wonderful exotic location 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. The granite slabs from which the walls of the lighthouse were built were brought from quarries in Scotland.
The height of the tower is 49 meters, and 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, blending harmoniously into the surrounding landscape. This facility is still in operation and monitors every day that the fire on the tower lights up on time.
Portland Head Light in the United States
This building is a unique architectural monument of America. The lighthouse has stood on the ocean coast for about two hundred years. Initially, his lamp, which gave a signal to passing ships, was powered by whale oil. Since then, everything has changed - electricity was installed to the tower, and some reconstruction was also carried out.
The last renovation was carried out in 1970, when the lighthouse was damaged by a hurricane. It was possible to preserve the residence of the very first sailor's keeper - now there is a museum in it. This place is very popular with tourists who travel from all over the country to admire the beautiful seascape of northern New England.
