Grouin du Cou light house - Vendée - France by Kordouane
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Description
The Grouin du Cou lighthouse, also known as the La Tranche-sur-Mer lighthouse, is located on the tip of the Grouin du Cou, in La Tranche-sur-Mer in the Vendée (France).
It replaces a 9-metre headlight built in 1831. Following numerous shipwrecks of the lighthouse, a square turret with a 14-metre masonry building was built in 1866 to warn captains of dangerous coastlines of the Tranche coasts made up of limestone bottoms.
Destroyed on the night of 24 July 1944 by the Germans during the Second World War, it was rebuilt in 1950 according to the plans of architect Maurice Durand1.
Comments (12)
LivingPixels
great capture!!
eekdog Online Now!
It's cool looking square , nice shot.
AureliusdeMercoeur
Trois belles photos de phares ! C'est celle-là que je préfère !
Jean_C
Très belle photo!
MagikUnicorn
Magnifique, Merci pour les infos :)
KarmaSong
Une vision impressionnante et magnifique de ce phare ! L'information qui va avec est aussi intéressante.
moochagoo
Belle réussite architecturale.
anitalee
Excellent
Richardphotos
I like it a lot and if I was the care taker, I would spend a lot of time at the top
DukeNukem2005
This is beautiful!
Koala44
Un phare de terre, il n'a pas l'air bien grand.
Viewpoint42
belle photo!