Episode 56 - Cordouan Lighthouse

The Lighthouse Lowdown by Emily Straight and Vincent Bailey

E56
33:19
Episode notes

Now that we covered the first lighthouse in the US to display a Fresnel lens, it's time to "shed light" on the first lighthouse in the world to have one! Cordouan Lighthouse is a beautiful renaissance-style tower over four miles out in the Bay of Biscay. The 221 foot tall light is now a World Heritage Site and became a monument historique at the same time as Notre-Dame de Paris.

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  1. Cordouan Light Website
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