A few days ago
shannon m

how many lighthouses are in the world?where are the oldest?

are there any websites that show all of the lighthouses in the world?

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A few days ago
sunnydaze

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The oldest existing lighthouse in the world is La Torre de Hercules located in La Coruña, in Galicia, Spain. They say this lighthouse dates back to ca. 20BC!!!

http://www.spanish-teaching.com/blog/_archives/2007/1/17/2657540.html

I don’t know how many lighthouses there are in the world, but working lighthouses in the USA is estimated at 850.

Here is a link to photos of quite a few of the lighthouses around the world. http://www.istockphoto.com/file_search.php?action=file&lightboxID=1752

Hope this helps. I love lighthouses, somehow the idea of a beacon from the darkness has always been inspiring and comforting to me.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
one of the oldest was at one time one of the seven wonders of the ancient world , the lighthouse at the port of Alexandria, they legend has it that it stood 300 ft. high . they woould build a fire inside , which was reflected of a piece of polished brass,it was said that the light could be seen as far as 300 miles out to sea.

it was destroyed in an earthquake . now there is a modern city built over it . the original granite base is still there .

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A few days ago
Jrod_Writer13
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