Year first lit 1889 Height 52 m Phone +372 5557 6087 | Automated 1996 Construction Brick | |
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Location Pakri Peninsula, Harju County, Estonia Year first constructed 1724 (first)
1760 (second)
1808 (third)
1889 (current) Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern red tower and black lantern Address Paldiski, 76806 Harju County, Estonia Hours Open today · 10AM–8PMTuesday10AM–8PMWednesday10AM–8PMThursday10AM–8PMFriday10AM–8PMSaturday10AM–8PMSunday10AM–8PMMonday10AM–8PMSuggest an edit Similar Pakri Islands, Leetse mõis, Tallinn Upper Lighthouse, Kiipsaare Lighthouse, Tahkuna Lighthouse Profiles | ||
Pakri lighthouse
Pakri Lighthouse (Estonian: Pakri Tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the Pakri Peninsula (on the coast of the Baltic Sea), Harju County; in Estonia.
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History
The first known lighthouse to be built on the Pakri Peninsula was in 1724. The location of the lighthouse was allegedly picked by Tsar Peter the Great. In the year of 1889, the current lighthouse made out of limestone, was built 80 metres away from the old one. The Pakri Old Lighthouse was partially demolished, and used as a paraffin store. The lighthouse and lighthouse's keepers house were severely damaged during World War II, however these structures have survived and in 2001, the lighthouse was fully renovated.
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