The lighthouse is located in the northern part of the city of Henichesk on the elevated shore of the Utlyuk Estuary. This is a white two-story building with a tetrahedral lantern tower located in the middle of the facade.And although the lighthouse is relatively low, but still the total height above sea level is 25.4 m. The range of the glow is 15 miles.
The lighthouse is located in the northern part of the city of Henichesk on the elevated shore of the Utlyuk Estuary. This is a white two-story building with a tetrahedral lantern tower located in the middle of the facade.And although the lighthouse is relatively low, but still the total height above sea level is 25.4 m. The range of the glow is 15 miles.
The lighthouse shines for almost a century and a half. At one time,it played a fundamental role in the development of Henichesk and trade and maritime relations in the Sea of Azov.Its appearance gave impetus to the development of shipping—the port began to work, and the city had started to develop. Generations of the Henichesk’s residents remember this. On the city’s coat of arms, the lighthouse is depicted as a symbol of the path and progress.
The lighthouse was designed by Ferdinand Ferdynandovych Wrangel, a well-known historian, a participant in the Russo-TurkishWar, a captain, and a head of a hydrographic expedition of 1874 on measuring the depths and currents of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov offshore waters.
The lighthouse was built by French specialists on the order of the Russian Naval Ministry from 1877 to 1879.The main purpose of the Henichesklighthouse is to indicate the beginning of the approach channel, the construction of which was completed in 1900.During the Russo-TurkishWar, the lighthouse did not illuminate for six years, but functioned only as a navigation mark.
Now Henichesk lighthouse has become an object of inspiration for local artists.Not just because it is an unusual building for the city, but also because it continues to play a special role in the panorama of the modern city and it is one of its symbols.
The lighthouse shines for almost a century and a half. At one time,it played a fundamental role in the development of Henichesk and trade and maritime relations in the Sea of Azov.Its appearance gave impetus to the development of shipping—the port began to work, and the city had started to develop. Generations of the Henichesk’s residents remember this. On the city’s coat of arms, the lighthouse is depicted as a symbol of the path and progress.
The lighthouse was designed by Ferdinand Ferdynandovych Wrangel, a well-known historian, a participant in the Russo-TurkishWar, a captain, and a head of a hydrographic expedition of 1874 on measuring the depths and currents of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov offshore waters.
The lighthouse was built by French specialists on the order of the Russian Naval Ministry from 1877 to 1879.The main purpose of the Henichesklighthouse is to indicate the beginning of the approach channel, the construction of which was completed in 1900.During the Russo-TurkishWar, the lighthouse did not illuminate for six years, but functioned only as a navigation mark.
Now Henichesk lighthouse has become an object of inspiration for local artists.Not just because it is an unusual building for the city, but also because it continues to play a special role in the panorama of the modern city and it is one of its symbols.