Construction stone tower Height 31 m Year first constructed 1883 | Focal height 36 metres (118 ft) Opened 1883 | |
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Location Brothers Islands, Red Sea Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern unpainted tower, white lantern Original lens Chance Brothers Fresnel lens People also search for Red Sea Dam, QV71, Wadi El Gamal National Park | ||
The Brothers Islands Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse located on the The Brothers, Egypt, an island in the Red Sea, 65 km east of al-Qusayr. Built by the British in 1883 and renovated in 1993, the lighthouse is operated by the Egyptian Navy. The site is usually open to visitors who are normally permitted to climb the 31-metre-high (102 ft) tower.
The lighthouse still retains its original hand-cranked Chance Brothers Fresnel lens and drive mechanism, which requires winding every four hours by the attendant lighthouse keepers.
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