The Virgin Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse built on an offshore island 1.5 km from the coast. It is located in North Finistère, in the archipelago of nearly Lilia Plouguerneau.
Built from 1896 to 1902, he is the tallest lighthouse in Europe and the tallest lighthouse in the world stone. The interior is lined with 12,500 tiles from factories opaline Saint-Gobain.
It is a cylindrical tower built of granite, a stone base supporting a large lantern.
There are 360 steps to reach the platform, plus 5 steps outside. It is part of the last 4 French lighthouses to be always guarded. It can be visited, access is by boat only.
It was electrified in 1956 and has wind turbines in 1967.
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