Nida Lighthouse
From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1] |
|---|---|
| Light | |
| Lithuania no. | LT-0050 |
| Lua error in Module:Mapframe at line 363: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'lat_d' (a nil value). | |
| Original light | |
Nida Lighthouse (Lithuanian: Nidos švyturys) is located in Nida, on the Curonian Spit in between the Curonian Lagoon (to the east) and the Baltic Sea (to the west).[2]
History
The original lighthouse in Nida was constructed in the 1860s and 1870s during the German Unification. Twenty-seven metres high and built of red brick, it had 200 steps, which have survived to this day. It was planned to be 51.4 metres high, on raised ground, and built by prisoners. It was first lit on October 24, 1874. In 1944, at the end of the Second World War, German soldiers blasted the lighthouse, destroying it. It was rebuilt in 1945 and renovated in 1953. The current lighthouse is built of reinforced concrete with horizontal red and white stripes.[3][1]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nidos švyturys.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Lithuanian Lighthouses". MSA Official Website Of Navigation Lights. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Lithuania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
.jpg){kind=link}
