In our daily lives, the lighthouse is really not a landmark that has any connection, let alone any origin. But in the past, land routes relied on horses, and water routes relied on boats. When people from the ocean returned home, they would still not mistake the direction of their return home even in the dark. All this relied on lighthouses - a symbol of safety and direction. Before electricity was widely available, flames were lit on top of mountains as lighting and direction guidance, and later evolved into lighthouses.
As modern navigation equipment has become very advanced, the number of human-operated lighthouses has been greatly reduced, with only 1,500 operating lighthouses left in the world. Even though many lighthouses have lost their usefulness, the history and significance they contain can be appreciated as relics. In the United States, August 7th is also National Lighthouse Day!
Phare du Petit Minou, Brest, France, Image credits: Alexander Riek
Cast-Iron Lighthouse, Whiteford, UK, Image credits: Matthew Jones
Victoria Beach Lighthouse (Built In 1926), California, USA, Image credits: Dave Gaylord
Viavelez, Asturias, Spain, Image credits: Manu Díaz
Frozen St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse, Michigan, USA, Image credit: Thomas Zakowski
Image credits: Charles Anderson
Lighthouse Of Talacre, Wales, UK, Image credits: Iain McConnell
San Esteban De Pravia, Spain, Image credits: Saghani
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, Image credits: Joe Daniel Price
Lighthouse Of Fastnet Rock, Ireland, Image credits: Fergal O’Callaghan
The Lange Nelle Lighthouse, Ostend, Belgium, Image credits: Piet Flour
Lighthouse And Aurora-Filled Sky, Iceland, Image credits: Gunnar Gestur
Old Scituate Lighthouse (Built In 1810), Massachusetts, USA, Image credits: Francisco Marty
Brest, France, Image credits: Stefan Cruysberghs
Portland Head Light, Maine, USA, Image credits: Yegor Malinovskii
Newhaven Breakwater Lighthouse, East Sussex, England, Image credits: Peter
Lighthouse in Beagle Channel, Argentina/Chile, Image credits: Skel Shizuko
Andros Island, Greece, Image credits: Mary Kay
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Image credits: Holger Schmitt
Santander, Cantabria, Spain, Image credits: Marina Cano
Mouro Island Lighthouse (Built In 1860), Spain, Image credits: Jokin Romero
Molnes Lighthouse, Norway, Image credits: freeezzzz
Mouro Island Lighthouse (Built In 1860), Spain, Image credits: Juan Carlos Ruiz
Porto, Portugal, Image credits: Veselin Malinov
Kermorvan Lighthouse, Bretagne, France, Image credits: Nicolas Rottiers
Porto, Portugal, Image credits: Veselin Malinov
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA, Image credits: Ratul Maiti
St?ngholmen in Lysekil, Sweden, Image credits: Henrik Aleborg
St Mary’s Lighthouse, Bait Island, UK, Image credits: Steven Walden
Standing alone on the shore facing the endless ocean, the lighthouse has a sense of vicissitudes washed away. It really feels lonely and magnificent! Like an outdated hero or an aging general... with his decaying body Secretly remembering the prosperity that will never return.
