Lighthouses

Historical or otherwise significant lighthouses that are located within the inscribed area of a WHS

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Lighthouses':

  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands Various; link
  • Campeche Ex-Templo de San José: a lighthouse, complete with weather vane, atop the right spire. ; link
  • Cape Floral Region Cape Point lighthouse, Old and New. The light of the new lighthouse is the most powerful on the South African coast.
  • Colonia del Sacramento
  • Curonian Spit Pervalka lighthouse on the small island at the end of the Zirgai Horn (1900); also one in Nida.; link
  • Defence Line of Amsterdam Battery near the IJ before Durgerdam (vuurtoreneiland)
  • Desembarco del Granma National Park Lighthouses of Cabo Cruz and Maisí, well-preserved works from the XIX Century that are examples of these construction systems (nomination file)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast Portland Bill lighthouse (dating from 1669)
  • Fertö/Neusiedlersee Neusiedlersee - Podersdorf; link
  • Fortress of Suomenlinna Suomenlinna has a unique church that was used as a lighthouse.
  • Galapagos Islands At least 4; link
  • Grand-Bassam
  • Isole Eolie Lighthouse on Strombolicchio
  • Lagoons of New Caledonia Phare Amédée
  • Leptis Magna The base of a 30-35m high lighthouse. It was a twin of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos of Alexandria. ; link
  • Macao Lighthouse dating from 1865. It is the oldest Western-style lighthouse in Asia.
  • Mahabalipuram There is a watch tower located in a small hill apart from the caves which guided the traders coming through the sea for trade in this ancient trade port of Pallava kingdom. A fire will be let in this watch tower to guide the sea travelers during Pallava times. Just next to this watch tower is the light house taller than watch tower built by British. (chennaionnet.com)
  • Melaka and George Town In front of St. Paul's church, built by the British
  • Ningaloo Coast Vlamingh Head near the very top of Cape range NP; link
  • Old City of Acre Pisan lighthouse
  • Old Town of Galle Inside Galle Fort; link
  • Paphos This is a disused lighthouse which stands above a Roman amphitheater in Paphos. It is situated afew hundred meters from the sea.
  • Qal'at al-Bahrain Base of Ruined tower which was possibly a lighthouse
  • Robben Island A small lighthouse on Minto Hill in the southern part of the island (1864).; link
  • Rock Islands Ngeremdiu lighthouse: old German Lighthouse, remains from turn of the 19th century mining efforts on Palau
  • San Pedro de la Roca Castle Dating from 1840
  • Sceilg Mhichíl In the 19th century two lighthouses were built; the second lighthouse still operates
  • Schokland Replica of a lighthouse dating from 1915 at the old harbour of Emmeloord, with next to it the original house of the lighthouse keeper; link
  • Serra de Tramuntana 19th cent (AB ev)
  • Southern Öland Lange Jan Lighthouse located at the most southern point of Oland
  • Tower of Hercules
  • Tubbataha Reefs Tubbataha Lighthouse; link
  • Vegařyan Bremstein lighthouse
  • Wadden Sea In the Hamburg Wadden Sea NP - on the island of Neuwerk - "The lighthouse existing today was built between 1367 and 1369 after a fire destroyed the earlier one. It is Hamburg's oldest existing building as well as Hamburg's last fortification" (it is 120 kms from Hamburg but is an administrative exclave!); link
  • Walled City of Baku The Maiden Tower possibly once served as a lighthouse; link
  • West Lake Liuhe Pagoda is used as lighthouse for the Qiantang River (wiki)