There are 10 tallest lighthouses in the world.
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From the beginning of the maritime domain, lighthouses have been a part of it.Even when the architectural arena was not as advanced, several wonderful lighthouse marines were constructed.The lighthouse at Alexandria in Egypt has been a testimony to this statement-of-fact for a long time.In the past, these lighthouses were an important aid for ships.
We mentioned about the ten most beautiful lighthouses in the world, but we didn't mention the tallest ones.
Even though lighthouses aren't important as far as marine navigation is concerned, there are many amazing and tallest ones.
1.The city of Jeddah has a reputation as a port city in Saudi Arabia.
The tallest lighthouse in the world is the one in Jeddah, which is 436 feet tall.The Jeddah lighthouse is a control room for the port and harbour.
2.The Yokohama Marine Tower was built as a memorial to the port of Yokohama in 1961.
The Yokohama Tower is the second biggest lighthouse in the world.The lighthouse used to have red and green flash lights, but now they are white.
3.The Pointe de Barfleur Light is located in the Manche section of the Normandy province of France.
The Pointe de Barfleur Light is a lighthouse in France.The lighthouse is the third tallest in the world.
4.Referred to in Italian as the La Lanterna, the lighthouse is located in the Genoese province of Italy.
According to sources, the lighthouse was built as far back as the early 12th century.The lighthouse underwent extensive renovations in the years 1995 and 2004.The biggest lighthouse in Italy is the La Lanterna.
5.The second-biggest lighthouse in Italy, the Punta Penna lighthouse, is located in the province of Abruzzo.
The lighthouse was built in 1995.It is believed to be the biggest marine lighthouse in the Oriental nation.
The lighthouse is the second biggest in the country after Mulantao.
There are 8.There is a Russian lighthouse near the Ladoga Lake in the Leningrad region of Russia.
The village of Storozhno can be found from the lake and the Bay of Volkhov.The world's fourth biggest stone lighthouse is located at 233 feet high.
There are 9.The Vittoria Lighthouse was built in 1927 as a memorial to World War I.
The construction was supposed to start at the time of World War I, but due to a number of problems, it didn't start until after the war was over.The lighthouse is located in the Trieste region and caters to the Gulf of Trieste.
10.The lighthouse is referred to as the "patriarch of lighthouses" in French.
The lighthouse was built in the early 17th century.The lighthouse combines a unique flavour to the architectural offering of France in that era, successfully bringing about a confluence of palatial, fort and church-like constructional aspects.
Even though lighthouses are still a vital part of the maritime operations world-wide, they have changed a lot over the years.