Lighthouses of the World: 130 World Wonders Pictured Inside
By Lisa Purcell
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From ancient times until the present, lighthouses have symbolized safety, homecoming, and the seafaring way of life. Lighthouses of the World provides gorgeous full-color photos showcasing lighthouses from around the world. From the Barnegat Lighthouse on Long Beach Island, to the ancient Kõpu Lighthouse in Estonia (first constructed in 1531), Lighthouses of the World traverses continents in order to provide stunning color photography and illustration showing the many different lighthouses that man has constructed over the centuries.
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Lighthouses of the World - Lisa Purcell
Lighthouses of
AFRICA
Kribi Lighthouse
Cape Agulhas Lighthouse:
Situated at Cape Agulhas on the southernmost tip of Africa, the Cape Agulhas Lighthouse was the third lighthouse to be built in South Africa, and is the second oldest still operating there after Green Point.
The Green Point Lighthouse:
The oldest operational lighthouse in South Africa, Green Point in Cape Town was the first solid lighthouse on the South African coast, designed by the German architect Heman Schutte. The foghorn emits such a mournful bovine
drone that it is referred to locally as Moaning Minnie.
Danger Point Lighthouse:
Located on the southern point of Walker Bay, near Gansbaai, Danger Point Lighthouse is an imposing white octagonal tower with a red lantern dome. HMS Birkenhead, one of the first iron-hulled ships commissioned by the Royal Navy, famously foundered on the perilous reef less than a mile from Danger Point in 1852 with the loss of 450 lives. No fewer than seven wrecks still litter the rocks beneath the lighthouse.
Plaque commemorating the sinking of the Birkenhead, affixed to the Danger Point lighthouse
Slangkop Lighthouse:
The Slangkop Lighthouse, located in Kommetjie, is the tallest cast-iron tower on the South African Coast. This white lighthouse has been operational since March 4, 1919, and has a range of 33 nautical miles (60km).
Nosy Alañaña Lighthouse:
At a height of 197 feet (60 m) the Nosy Alañaña Lighthouse is the tallest lighthouse in Africa, and the nineteenth tallest traditional lighthouse in the world. The octagonal concrete tower is situated on a tiny island called the Île aux Prunes, in Madagascar, and is also known as the Île aux Prunes Lighthouse.
Seal Point Lighthouse:
Seal Point Lighthouse is located on Cape St. Francis in South Africa where a deadly reef has claimed numerous passing ships. The lighthouse is still operational today, and also houses a museum. As well as saving human seafarers, the lighthouse is nowadays famed for its penguin rescue and rehabilitation facility which is also located in the lighthouse grounds.
Seal Point Lighthouse at night
Port Said Lighthouse:
Considered a unique example of 19th-century architecture, the Lighthouse of Port Said in northeast Egypt is one of the most important landmarks in that famous sea port. The lighthouse was designed by the French architect François Coignet and commissioned by the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Ismail the Magnificent. Located at the mouth of the Suez Canal, the lighthouse construction was completed just a week before the canal’s inauguration.
The lighthouse of Port Said in the 1930s
Kribi Lighthouse:
Kribi lighthouse is a white, cylindrical, stone-built tower with a red latern and gallery. It is located in Kribi, in the southern area of Cameroon near the Gulf of Guinea. The lighthouse was constructed by the Germans who originally colonized Cameroon. Initially, there was a keeper’s cottage next to the lighthouse, but that has since disappeared.
The lighthouse, shortly after it was constructed, with the keeper’s cottage alongside the tower.
Lighthouses of
AUSTRALASIA
Castle Point lighthouse