A rotating lighthouse lens showing shadows and reflections of colored lights.
A rotating lighthouse lens showing shadows and reflections of colored lights.

Lens Swirl

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A lighthouse lens is an optical device made of glass that refracts and concentrates light rays so that even a weak bulb can be seen from far away. The flicker of an old oil lamp could shine through the prisms of the lens for almost 40 kilometers. In addition, the light beam often rotates, driven by a clockwork or electricity. Just think, the inventions of fearless pioneers who are no longer with us are still powering lighthouse beams today! It makes your head spin as well.

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A lighthouse lens is an optical device made of glass that refracts and concentrates light rays so that even a weak bulb can be seen from far away. The flicker of an old oil lamp could shine through the prisms of the lens for almost 40 kilometers. In addition, the light beam often rotates, driven by a clockwork or electricity. Just think, the inventions of fearless pioneers who are no longer with us are still powering lighthouse beams today! It makes your head spin as well.

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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