Year first lit 1910 (current) Height 22 m Focal height 26 m Year first constructed 1890 (first) | Construction steel tower Range 25,928 m Phone +371 63 400 335 | |
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Location Rucava Municipality
Latvia Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower and central cylinder with double balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red balcony and lantern Characteristic white light, 1.5 s on, 2 s off Address Rucavas pagasts, Rucava parish, LV-3477, Latvia Similar Liepāja Lighthouse, Užava Lighthouse, Akmenrags Lighthouse, Ainaži Lighthouse, Ovisi Lighthouse | ||
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Pape Lighthouse (Latvian: Papes bāka) - a lighthouse located on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea.
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History
The lighthouse was built in 1910; in a place of a former lighthouse (which existed since 1887); on the southernmost tip of Latvia's coast to the Baltic Sea. During its early existence (up until the end of World War I), the lighthouse was known as a boundary beacon - as the lighthouse guided ships to the port of Liepāja, on the border of the Russian Empire and Prussia. The current lighthouse is a tube-like cylinder, supported by a riveting iron construction. Currently the lighthouse is closed to visitors, although Emilis Melngailis - a famous Latvian composer, stayed overtnight during his folklore expedition.
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Pape Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA