A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Here are the tallest ones.
10. Storozhenskiy Light 233 feet (71 m)
Storozhenskiy Light, also known as Storozhno Light, is an active lighthouse in Lake Ladoga, Russia. It is located on a headland on the eastern side of the lake, separating the Svirsky lip of the lake from the Volkhov Bay, at the village of Storozhno. At a height of 233 feet (71 m) it is the seventh tallest “traditional lighthouse” in the world, and the fourth talleststone lighthouse. It is a twin of the slightly shorter Osinovetsky Light.
09. Baishamen Lighthouse 236 feet (72 m)
Baishamen Lighthouse, located in the province of Hainan, China, is the sixth tallest lighthouse in the world, and the second tallest in China. Rising from a 3-storey hexagonal base, this structure is 236 feet (72 m) tall. This active lighthouse has a focal plane of 256 feet (78 m) with a white flash every 6 seconds.
08. Mulantou Lighthouse 237 feet (72 m)
Mulantou Lighthouse, also known as the Hainan Head Light, located in the province of Hainan, China, is the fifth tallest lighthouse in the world, and the tallest in China. Built in 1995, this active lighthouse has a focal plane of 289 feet (88 m). It emits two white flashes every 15 seconds. The Mulantou Lighthouse is 237 feet (72 m) tall.
07. Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light 239 feet (73 m)
Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light is an active lighthouse and range light in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located in a dockyard area on the waterfront and guides ships into the commercial harbor of Saint Petersburg. At a height of 239 feet (73 m) it is the fourth tallest “traditional lighthouse” in the world, the tallest in Russia, and the tallest range light in the world.
06. Phare de Gatteville 247 feet (75 m)
Phare de Gatteville, also known as Pointe de Barfleur Light, is an active lighthouse near Gatteville-le-Phare at the tip of Barfleur, Manche department, France. At a height of 247 feet (75 m) it is the third tallest “traditional lighthouse” in the world.
05. Lighthouse of Genoa 249 feet (76 m)
The Lighthouse of Genoa, is the main lighthouse for the city’s port. the tower serves as a symbol for the City of Genoa, and is one of the oldest standing structures of its kind in the world. At 249 feet (76 m) it is the world’s second tallest “traditional lighthouse” built of masonry.
04. Île Vierge 82.5 metres (271 ft)
Île Vierge is in the commune of Plouguerneau, in the département of Finistère. It is the location of the tallest stone lighthouse in Europe, and the tallest “traditional lighthouse” in the world.
03. Yokohama Marine Tower 332 feet (101 m)
Yokohama Marine Tower is a 106 meter high (348 ft) lattice tower with an observation deck at a height of 100 meters in Yokohama, Japan. The light characteristic is marked by a flash every twenty seconds, whereby the light’s color is alternating red and green. Originally, at night, the tower shaft itself was lit green and red according to its markings, but now, after the reopening on May 2009, the lights are white.
02. Perry Memorial Monument 352 feet (107 m)
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial commemorates the Battle of Lake Erie, near Ohio’s South Bass Island, in which Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry led a fleet to victory in one of the most significant naval battles to occur in the War of 1812. The monument is 352 foot (107 m)tall and it is the world’s most massive Doric column.
01. Jeddah Light 436 feet (133 m)
Jeddah Light is an active lighthouse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. With a height of approximately 436 feet (133 m) it has a credible claim to be the world’s tallest lighthouse. It is located at the end of the outer pier on the north side of the entrance to Jeddah Seaport.
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