Liepāja Lighthouse

Liepāja Lighthouse
Liepājas bāka
Latvia
Location Liepāja
Latvia
Coordinates 56°31′0.58″N 20°59′32.35″E / 56.5168278°N 20.9923194°E / 56.5168278; 20.9923194Coordinates: 56°31′0.58″N 20°59′32.35″E / 56.5168278°N 20.9923194°E / 56.5168278; 20.9923194
Year first constructed 1868
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with red horizontal bands, red lantern
Height 33 metres (108 ft)
Focal height 32 metres (105 ft)
Range 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic Iso W 3s.
Admiralty number C3396
NGA number 12060
ARLHS number LAT-008
Latvia number UZ-700[1]

The Liepāja Lighthouse (Latvian: Liepājas bāka) is a lighthouse located in Liepāja on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea.[2]

History

The lighthouse is located on the southern bank of the civil harbour of Liepāja, near the entrance. It was built of cast iron from resmelted ship-wreckage in 1868.[3] During its lifetime the lighthouse suffered wartime damage, mainly during World War I, when it was hit by sixteen rounds fired by the German battle cruiser SMS Augsburg. Their traces have survived to the present day, as indentations in the lighthouse's external cladding. The new iron sheets covering the lighthouse bear the inscription KOD, meaning they have come from Liepāja, the port and harbour town the lighthouse is located in. Currently the lighthouse's top viewing gallery can be accessed by an internal staircase of one hundred and forty nine steps.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lighthouses Directory
  2. ↑ "Main Page". Latvia Travel. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Liepaja Lighthouse". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Latvian Lighthouses". Bakas. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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