Location Mērsrags
Latvia Characteristic Fl W 5s. Height 5.8 m Range 22,224 m Year first constructed 1875 | Construction cast iron Admiralty number C3494 Opened 1875 Focal height 7.92 m | |
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Tower shape cylindrical hold up by eight buttresses tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower with red trim Address Bākas iela 60, Mērsrags, Mērsraga pagasts, LV-3284, Latvia Similar Ainaži Lighthouse, Liepāja Lighthouse, Daugavgrīva Lighthouse, Užava Lighthouse, Pape Lighthouse | ||
Mērsrags Lighthouse (Latvian: Mērsraga bāka) - a lighthouse located on the Bay of Riga, on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. It is located on a headland, stretching as a cape into the Bay of Riga, by a stony shoal.
History
The lighthouse was built in 1875, and is called the Frenchwoman, as the lens, an invention of the French, is used as its signal. The lighthouse was devastated in World War I, when its metal structure was distorted by a fire. The current lighthouse was built in 1922, and is strengthened by eight wrought iron inserts, with the exterior walls sheathed with riveted metal plating.
References
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