Location Liepāja
Latvia Focal height 32 metres (105 ft) Opened 1868 | Construction cast iron tower Height 33 m Year first constructed 1868 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower with red horizontal bands, red lantern Range 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) Similar Ainaži Lighthouse, Pape Lighthouse, Daugavgrīva Lighthouse, Mērsrags Lighthouse, Užava Lighthouse | ||
The Liepāja Lighthouse (Latvian: Liepājas bāka) is a lighthouse located in Liepāja on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea.
History
The lighthouse is located on the southern bank of the civil harbour of Liepāja, near the entrance. It was built of cast iron from resmelted ship-wreckage in 1868. During its lifetime the lighthouse suffered wartime damage, mainly during World War I, when it was hit by sixteen rounds fired by the German battle cruiser SMS Augsburg. Their traces have survived to the present day, as indentations in the lighthouse's external cladding. The new iron sheets covering the lighthouse bear the inscription KOD, meaning they have come from Liepāja, the port and harbour town the lighthouse is located in. Currently the lighthouse's top viewing gallery can be accessed by an internal staircase of one hundred and forty nine steps.