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
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Photo via Matthew Jones
2. Frozen St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse, Michigan, USA
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTIwMjExMDMyMDc0/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--2.jpg)
Photo via Thomas Zakowski
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Photo via Charles Anderson
3. San Esteban De Pravia, Spain
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTIyMDkwMDM5OTM5/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--4.jpg)
Photo via Saghani
5. Andros Island, Greece
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Photo via Mary Kay
6. South Stack Lighthouse in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
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Photo via Joe Daniel Price
7. Victoria Beach Lighthouse, Laguna Beach, California, USA
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTI1MDQyODU4NDYy/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--7.jpg)
Photo via Dave Gaylord
8. The Lange Nelle Lighthouse, Ostend, Belgium
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Photo via Piet Flour
9. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA
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Photo via Ratul Maiti
10. Kermorvan Lighthouse, Bretagne, France
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTI3OTk1NjYwMjk4/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--10.jpg)
Photo via Nicolas Rottiers
11. Stangholmen in Lysekil, Sweden
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Photo via Henrik Aleborg
12. Portland Head Light, Maine, USA
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTI5ODc0NzA4NDkw/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--12.jpg)
Photo via Yegor Malinovskii
13. Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTMwNjc5OTc0NTMx/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--13.jpg)
Photo via Holger Schmitt
14. Brest, France
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTMxNDg1MzMxNDI2/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--14.jpg)
Photo via Stefan Cruysberghs
15. Porto, Portugal
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTMyNTU5MDczMjUw/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--15.jpg)
Photo via Veselin Malinov
16. Old Scituate Lighthouse, Massachusetts, USA
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTMzMzY0NTEwNjkw/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--16.jpg)
Photo via Francisco Marty
17. Molnes Lighthouse, Norway
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTM0MTY5NzQxMzIy/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--17.jpg)
Photo via freeezzzz
18. Lighthouse, Iceland
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTM1MjQzNDA0NTYy/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--18.jpg)
Photo via Gunnar Gestur
19. Phare du Petit Minou, Brest, France
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTE4ODY4ODY0OTk0/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses-19.jpg)
Photo via Alexander Riek
20. Lighthouse of Fastnet Rock, Ireland
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTM2MzE3MTU5NDM0/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--20.jpg)
Photo via Fergal O’Callaghan
21. Santander, Cantabria, Spain
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTM3MTIyNDUzOTgy/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--21.jpg)
Photo via Marina Cano
22. St. Mary’s Lighthouse, Bait Island, UK
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTM3OTI3NzcyMTcw/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--22.jpg)
Photo via Steven Walden
23. Newhaven Breakwater Lighthouse, East Sussex, England
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTM5MjY5OTM2NDAy/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--23.jpg)
Photo via Peter
24. Vivalez, Asturias, Spain
![](https://blazepress.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTI4OTkyMTQwMDc1MjQyNzcw/striking-photographs-of-lighthouses--24.jpg)
Photo via Manu Díaz