Top 10 Tallest Lighthouses in the World
Top Ten Tallest Lighthouses in the World
Category: Architecture & Buildings
List: Top 10 Tallest Lighthouses in the World
Date: as at December 2009
Source: Various
Base: All structures acting as official coastal lighthouses in the world.
Notes: Although the Yokohama Marine Tower heads the list, purists proclaim second-placed Ile Vierge Lighthouse as the real leader since the Japanese structure was not built purely for lighthouse duties. Click here for some nice pictures of these lighthouses - and some funky web wallpaper.
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Rank |
Name |
Country |
Year |
Height |
|
1. |
Yokohama Marine Tower |
Japan |
1961 |
106 m |
|
2. |
Ile Vierge Lighthouse |
France |
1902 |
82 m |
|
3. |
Torre della Lanterna |
Italy |
1128 |
77 m |
|
4. |
Gatteville Lighthouse |
France |
1835 |
75 m |
|
5. |
Lesnoy Mole Range Rear |
Russia |
- |
73 m |
|
6= |
Baisha Men Lighthouse |
China |
2001 |
72 m |
|
6= |
Mulan Tou (Hainan Head) Lighthouse |
China |
1995 |
72 m |
|
8. |
Storozhenskiy Lighthouse |
Russia |
1911 |
71 m |
|
9= |
Osinovetskiy Lighthouse |
Russia |
1910 |
70 m |
|
9= |
Punta Penna Lighthouse |
Italy |
1906 |
70 m |
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