The 25 tallest lighthouses in the world
The top 3 according to 353 votes from people: Île Vierge Lighthouse · Lighthouse of Genoa · Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light. (Updated Jul 12, 2025.)
The Île Vierge lighthouse off the coast of Brittany, 82 metres of granite, is the tallest traditional lighthouse in the world, ahead of the Lantern of Genoa and the Gatteville lighthouse. France and Italy dominate the ranking. The list measures tower height rather than focal height, and only includes lighthouses built primarily as aids to navigation.
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Top 25
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Île Vierge Lighthouse
About 83 m tall. Stone (granite), Finistère, France, 1902. The tallest traditional lighthouse in the world.
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Lighthouse of Genoa
About 76 m tall. Stone, Genoa, Italy, 1543. The tallest in the Mediterranean and one of the oldest still in use.
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3
Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light
About 73 m tall. Metal, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1986. The tallest in Russia and the tallest range light.
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Mulantou Lighthouse
About 72 m tall. Concrete, Hainan, China, 1995. The tallest in Asia.
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5
Phare de Gatteville
About 75 m tall. Stone (granite), Gatteville-le-Phare, France, 1835.
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Vittoria Light
About 68 m tall. Stone, Trieste, Italy, 1927.
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Phare d'Eckmühl
About 65 m tall. Granite, Penmarc'h, France, 1897.
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Baishamen Lighthouse
About 72 m tall. Concrete, Hainan, China, 2000.
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Osinovetsky Light
About 71 m tall. Stone, Lake Ladoga, Russia, c. 1910.
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Storozhenskiy Light
About 71 m tall. Stone, Lake Ladoga, Russia, 1911.
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Maasvlakte Light
About 66 m tall. Concrete, Maasvlakte, Netherlands, 1974. The tallest in the Netherlands; inactive.
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Punta Penna Lighthouse
About 71 m tall. Concrete, Vasto, Italy, 1906.
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13
Cordouan lighthouse
About 68 m tall. Stone, Gironde, France, 1611.
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14
Campen Lighthouse
About 65 m tall. Steel skeletal, Ems (river), Germany, 1891. The tallest in Germany.
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15
El Rincón Light
About 62 m tall. Concrete, Near Verde Peninsula, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1925.
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16
Planier Light
About 66 m tall. Stone, Marseille, France, 1959.
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Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light
About 67 m tall. Cast iron skeletal, Monte Hermoso, Argentina, 1906. The tallest in the Southern Hemisphere.
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18
Cape Hatteras Light
About 64 m tall. Brick, Hatteras Island, NC, United States, 1870. The tallest in North America.
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19
Calcanhar Lighthouse
About 62 m tall. Reinforced concrete, Touros, Brazil, 1912. The tallest in Brazil.
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Świnoujście Lighthouse
About 65 m tall. Brick, Świnoujście, Poland, 1857. The tallest brick lighthouse in the world and the tallest in Poland.
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21
Voslapp Range Rear Light
About 62 m tall. Concrete, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1962.
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22
Bari Light
About 63 m tall. Stone, Bari, Italy, 1869.
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Lighthouse of Praia da Barra
About 62 m tall. Stone, Aveiro, Portugal, 1893. The tallest in Portugal.
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24
Chipiona Light
About 63 m tall. Stone, Chipiona, Spain, 1867. The tallest in Spain.
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Adziogol Lighthouse
About 64 m tall. Steel, Kherson, Ukraine, 1911. The tallest in Ukraine.
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Comments (2)
falta el de Hércules en A Coruña, aunque no sea de los más altos es el más antiguo
El de Chipiona lo he subido, son más de 300 escalones y arriba no corre ni una gota de aire. Las vistas a la desembocadura del Guadalquivir compensan.