Lighthouse · 1718
Vaindloo Lighthouse
Vaindloo, Estonia's northernmost island, is a small islet in the Gulf of Finland, and Peter the Great ordered its first lighthouse in 1718. When the old beacon collapsed, a replacement arrived in 1871 by an unusual route: the tower had originally stood on Vormsi and was taken apart and moved here. It still marks the shipping lane between Kunda in Estonia and Porvoo in Finland.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Vaindloo, Eesti põhjapoolseim saar, on väike laid Soome lahes, kuhu Peeter I käskis 1718. aastal ehitada esimese tuletorni. Kui vana tulepaak varises, tuli asendus 1871. aastal ebatavalist teed: torn oli algselt seisnud Vormsil ning võeti seal lahti ja toodi siia. See tähistab endiselt laevateed Kunda ja Soome Porvoo vahel.