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Lantern, Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
The Lantern, with red green and white sections and an electric light functioning automatically, on top of the Phare de Cordouan or Cordouan Lighthouse, built 1584-1611 in Renaissance style by Louis de Foix, 1530-1604, French architect, located 7km at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary, Aquitaine, France. This is the oldest lighthouse in France. There are 4 storeys, with keeper apartments and an entrance hall, King's apartments, chapel, secondary lantern and the lantern at the top at 68m. Parabolic lamps and lenses were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The lighthouse is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Unique Identifier
AR9184045
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3744px × 5616px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
17th century
Aquitaine
ARCHITECTURAL
Architecture
BEACON
BORDEAUX
building
BULB
coast
COASTAL
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
ELECTRIC
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
France
French
Gironde
HERITAGE
HISTORIC MONUMENT
History
INDOORS
INSIDE
interior
Lantern
Light
Lighthouse
Machine
MC
Monument Historique
REFLECTOR
Renaissance
SAFETY
Seascape
VERTICAL
WARNING
Western Europe
Western European