Ahirkapi Ligthouse - Istanbul, Turkey
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N 41° 00.772 E 028° 59.258
35T E 667135 N 4542088
This lighthouse is located in Seraglio point, very close to Sultanahmet and the most touristy places of Istanbul.
Waymark Code: WMJFYQ
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 11/13/2013
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Ahirkapi ligthouse was originally built in 1755 after a terrible shipwreck. Accordingly to the tale, the Sultan was observing the rescue operations when one of the victims of the accident, a sailor, told him that if lighthouses were built along the coast, this kind of incidents would cease.
In 1857 a French company, at request of the Sultan, renovated the lighthouse and added a house for the keeper.
Further details in the following interesting article: (
visit link)
A little information from that text:
"The tower has 132 steps. It is 27 meters high from the entrance and 36 meters from the sea. It has a diameter of 5 meters. Its light can be seen 45 kilometers away from the shore on a clear day. There is a system of lenses to concentrate and direct the light in a particular direction in 4 seconds."