Lighthouses (our Earth Collection)
by Parkstone Press /
2010 / English / EPUB
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The lighthouse, an indefatigable watchman, ceaselessly guides
boats to their ports.This beacon of maritime signalisation has
guided sailors since antiquity.The first known lighthouse
appeared on the island of Pharos, and was the remarkable
Lighthouse of Alexandria; however, it seems that volcanoes like
Stromboli and its frequent eruptions were possibly at the
origin of this invention, as the fires guided boats to their
shores.
The lighthouse, an indefatigable watchman, ceaselessly guides
boats to their ports.This beacon of maritime signalisation has
guided sailors since antiquity.The first known lighthouse
appeared on the island of Pharos, and was the remarkable
Lighthouse of Alexandria; however, it seems that volcanoes like
Stromboli and its frequent eruptions were possibly at the
origin of this invention, as the fires guided boats to their
shores.Faced with the increasing development of modern navigational
aids, these lone sentinels do not hold the same functional
importance today. However, this work emphasises not only their
role as a major architectural development, but also the place
that they hold in the cultural heritage of the world. From the
Lighthouse of the Whales (France) to the Lighthouse at the End of
the World (Tierra del Fuego,Argentina), and passing by the
Lighthouse of Green Island (Canada) and the Bell Rock Lighthouse
(Scotland), this work invites the reader to rediscover the
richness of these witnesses of other times.
Faced with the increasing development of modern navigational
aids, these lone sentinels do not hold the same functional
importance today. However, this work emphasises not only their
role as a major architectural development, but also the place
that they hold in the cultural heritage of the world. From the
Lighthouse of the Whales (France) to the Lighthouse at the End of
the World (Tierra del Fuego,Argentina), and passing by the
Lighthouse of Green Island (Canada) and the Bell Rock Lighthouse
(Scotland), this work invites the reader to rediscover the
richness of these witnesses of other times.