Sopot Lighthouse

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The lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Sopot) was originally built in 1904 as a chimney for a newly constructed balneotherapy centre and its purpose did not change util 1975. With a major overhaul of the centre’s heating system the old chimney became redundant. However, instead of demolishing the building the officials chose to adapt it and transform it to a 30 metres-high lighthouse. Original equipment allowed for a rather small ray of light reaching only 5 nautical miles and could not be classified as a lighthouse. With new gear the lighthouse’s ray of light reached 17 nautical miles. In 1999 its reach was reduced to 7 NM and it lost the status of a lighthouse, however, it is still referred to as such.

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