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High tide mark, Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
High tide mark of 1819 carved into the wall 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 earliest of the high tides recorded. 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
AR9184019
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
5616px × 3744px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
17th century
19th century
Aquitaine
ARCHITECTURAL
Architecture
BORDEAUX
building
CARVED
coast
COASTAL
COLOR IMAGE
colour image
DAY
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
Exterior
France
French
Gironde
HERITAGE
HIGH TIDE
HISTORIC MONUMENT
History
HORIZONTAL
Lighthouse
MARKER
MC
Monument Historique
Morning
Outdoors
OUTSIDE
RECORD
Renaissance
tidal
Western Europe
Western European