Year first lit 1949 (current) Focal height 48.2 metres (158 ft) Height 33 m Phone +886 8 967 2540 | Construction concrete tower Address Taiwan, 台東縣綠島鄉 Province Taiwan Province Year first constructed 1939 | |
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Location Green Island
Taitung County
Taiwan Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, black lantern roof Hours Open today · 9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PM Similar Green Island Human R, Zhaori Hot Spring, Bitoujiao Lighthouse, Baishajia Lighthouse, Yuwengdao Lighthouse | ||
The Lyudao Lighthouse (Chinese: 綠島燈塔; pinyin: Lǜdǎo Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Cape Bitoujiao, Green Island, Taitung County, Taiwan.
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History
The lighthouse was built and went into operation in 1939 after the SS President Hoover hit the island reef on 11 December 1937 en route from Japan to the Philippines. The construction cost was funded by the American Red Cross as a thanksgiving to the local people who had rescued the passengers of the ship. The lighthouse was destroyed by an air strike during World War II but was rebuilt by the Republic of China government in 1948. Much later on, the lighthouse was opened to public on September 2013. It has been designated as a historical building in Taitung County.
Architecture
The white lighthouse is 33 meters in height with 150 steps to the top of the tower. It was originally designed by a Japanese engineer.