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Hållö Lantern

starting at €90.00

A round stone tower was completed as early as 1842 on the 920-million-year-old bedrock of Hållö on Sweden’s west coast. However, it was deemed too low, and a steel extension with a lantern on top of it was built in 1868. Since then, the light of the 20-meter-tall lighthouse has shone at a height of about 39 meters above sea level. Originally, the lens reflected the light from rapeseed oil lamps, but today the light comes from small electric bulbs. The original lens is still preserved and on display on the ground floor of the lighthouse.

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A round stone tower was completed as early as 1842 on the 920-million-year-old bedrock of Hållö on Sweden’s west coast. However, it was deemed too low, and a steel extension with a lantern on top of it was built in 1868. Since then, the light of the 20-meter-tall lighthouse has shone at a height of about 39 meters above sea level. Originally, the lens reflected the light from rapeseed oil lamps, but today the light comes from small electric bulbs. The original lens is still preserved and on display on the ground floor of the lighthouse.

MAJAKKA seisoo maailman laidalla. Sileäksi kavutut portaat vievät lyhtyhuoneeseen. Sieltä voi nähdä pilvien varjot meren peilissä – ja majakkasaaren pienen maailman. 1950-luvulta lähtien majakat alkoivat jäädä ilman vartijoitaan tai jopa tyystin tarpeettomiksi. Vasta vuosituhannen vaihteen tienoolla säiden ja ilkivallan armoille hylättyjen merimerkkien kulttuuri- ja arkkitehtuuriarvot alettiin ymmärtää ja niitä ryhdyttiin pelastamaan. Jokainen, joka on osallistunut yhdenkin majakkamme pelastamiseen, on antanut lahjan kaikille suomalaisille.

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