Lighthouses are built in order to warn passing ships away from the coast at night, however many of them are now left unused. Despite the fact that they are left empty and abandoned their structures remain.
Still in use or not, no matter what nature throws at them they remain. Here are 24 striking photographs of lighthouses that have stood the test of time.
1. Porto, Portugal Lighthouse
Photo via Matthew Jones
2. Frozen St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse, Michigan, USA
Photo via Thomas Zakowski
Photo via Charles Anderson
3. San Esteban De Pravia, Spain
Photo via Saghani
5. Andros Island, Greece
Photo via Mary Kay
6. South Stack Lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Photo via Joe Daniel Price
7. Victoria Beach Lighthouse, Laguna Beach, California, USA
Photo via Dave Gaylord
8. The Lange Nelle Lighthouse, Ostend, Belgium
Photo via Piet Flour
9. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Photo via Ratul Maiti
10. Kermorvan Lighthouse, Bretagne, France
Photo via Nicolas Rottiers
11. Stangholmen in Lysekil, Sweden
Photo via Henrik Aleborg
12. Portland Head Light, Maine, USA
Photo via Yegor Malinovskii
13. Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Photo via Holger Schmitt
14. Brest, France
Photo via Stefan Cruysberghs
15. Porto, Portugal
Photo via Veselin Malinov
16. Old Scituate Lighthouse, Massachusetts, USA
Photo via Francisco Marty
17. Molnes Lighthouse, Norway
Photo via freeezzzz
18. Lighthouse, Iceland
Photo via Gunnar Gestur
19. Phare du Petit Minou, Brest, France
Photo via Alexander Riek
20. Lighthouse of Fastnet Rock, Ireland
Photo via Fergal O’Callaghan
21. Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Photo via Marina Cano
22. St. Mary’s Lighthouse, Bait Island, UK
Photo via Steven Walden
23. Newhaven Breakwater Lighthouse, East Sussex, England
Photo via Peter
24. Vivalez, Asturias, Spain
Photo via Manu Díaz
