LOCATION
One of the most beautiful lighthouses of the Baltic Sea (geographical position 54°24’28”N, 18°39’50”E) this 90-feet-tall structure built in 1893 is the twin of the Cleveland, Ohio, Main Lighthouse (today no longer standing).
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ATTRACTIONS
Situated at the entrance of the harbour of Gdańsk, the Nowy Port Lighthouse combined three distinct functions: that of a coastal lighthouse, a harbour pilots tower, and a time ball station. Like in Greenwich, England, the time ball, which measured 5 feet in diameter and weighed 150 pounds, was dropped at noon every day to give a precise time signal to the captains of the ships lying at anchor in the Bay of Gdańsk, to allow them to adjust their chronometers.
Class: [ C ] Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Properties
Subclass: Waterfronts and traditional harbor areas
Web pages:
http://www.gdansk-life.com/culture/culture_details/167-Gdansk_Lighthouse
http://www.latarnia.gda.pl/en/index.php
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gdansk_old_lighthouse.jpg
http://www.latarnia.gda.pl/en/index.php
http://www.inyourpocket.com/…/gdansk/…/Nowy-Port-Lighthouse_19852v
