Pakri Lighthouse
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| Location | Pakri Peninsula, Harju County, Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 59°23′15″N 24°02′16″E / 59.38740255°N 24.0377221°E |
| Constructed | 1724 (first) 1760 (second) 1808 (third) 1889 (current) |
| Construction | brick |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Height | 52 metres (171 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red tower and black lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1889 |
| Focal height | 73 metres (240 ft) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | LFl W 15 s. |
| Estonia no. | EVA 380[1] |
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Pakri Lighthouse (Estonian: Pakri tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the Pakri Peninsula (on the coast of the Baltic Sea), Harju County, in Estonia.[2]
History
The first known lighthouse to be built on the Pakri Peninsula was in 1724. The location of the lighthouse was allegedly picked by Tsar Peter the Great.[3] In the year of 1889, the current lighthouse, made out of limestone, was built 80 metres away from the old one. The Pakri old lighthouse was partially demolished, and used as a paraffin store. The lighthouse and lighthouse keeper's house were severely damaged during World War II; however, these structures have survived, and in 2001 the lighthouse was fully renovated.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "Pakri Lighthouse Details". Navigatsioonimärgi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Stamps". Eesti Post. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ↑ "Pakri Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pakri lighthouse.
- "Navigatsioonimärgi 380, Pakri tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in eesti). 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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