Pakri Lighthouse

Pakri Lighthouse
Location	Pakri Peninsula, Harju County, Estonia
Coordinates	59°23′15″N 24°02′16″E / 59.38740255°N 24.0377221°E
Tower
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
Heritage	architectural monument
Light
First lit	1889
Focal height	73 metres (240 ft)
Lens	hyperradiant Fresnel lens
Range	12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	LFl W 15 s.
Estonia no.	EVA 380

Pakri lighthouse and surroundings in 2023 April

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]

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

"Navigatsioonimärgi 380, Pakri tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 9 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.