Location Dunkirk, France Year first lit 1838 Construction bricks tower | Year first constructed 1683 (first) Automated 1985 | |
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Tower shape cylinder tower with balcony and lantern centered on 1-story building | ||
Dunkirk lighthouse (phare de Dunkerque or phare de Risban) is an automated first order (i.e. 60 km beam or further) port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France. It is sited near Dunkirk. Construction on the lighthouse was completed in 1843.
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