Lighthouse · 1889
Pakri Lighthouse
Peter the Great himself is said to have chosen the spot for the first lighthouse on the Pakri peninsula, lit in 1724. The limestone cliff kept crumbling towards the old tower, so in 1889 the present lighthouse, also of limestone, was built about 80 metres away, and the old one was cut down and used as a paraffin store. Both the tower and the keeper's house were badly damaged in the Second World War but survived, and the lighthouse was fully restored in 2001. It stands at the edge of the high Pakri cliff near Paldiski.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Räägitakse, et Pakri poolsaare esimese, 1724. aastal süüdatud tuletorni asukoha valis Peeter I ise. Paekallas varises aga vana tornile aina lähemale, nii et 1889. aastal ehitati umbes 80 meetri kaugusele praegune, samuti paekivist tuletorn, ning vana torn madaldati ja võeti petrooleumilaoks. Teises maailmasõjas said nii torn kui ka vahimaja raskelt kannatada, kuid jäid püsima, ja 2001. aastal renoveeriti tuletorn täielikult. See seisab Paldiski lähedal kõrge Pakri panga serval.