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La Jument ("the mare") is a lighthouse in Brittany, Northwestern France. [1] The lighthouse is built on a rock (that is also called La Jument) about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant. It was listed as a historic monument in 2017. [2] It has been called Brittany's most famous lighthouse, largely because of photography by Jean ...
A lighthouse keeper or lightkeeper is a person responsible for tending and caring for a lighthouse, particularly the light and lens in the days when oil lamps and clockwork mechanisms were used. Lighthouse keepers were sometimes referred to as "wickies" because of their job trimming the wicks. [1]
Jean Guichard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɡiʃaʁ]), born in Paris, on April 28, 1952, [1] is a French photographer known for his images of lighthouses.One series of seven pictures, titled La Jument, is world-famous; taken in 1989, it depicts the French lighthouse "La Jument" in a tempest.
Dombrowski is among some of this nation's last resident lighthouse keepers. The 64-year-old and his wife have called Goat Island Lighthouse home for the better part of 30 years. Built in 1833, the ...
Île Vierge Lighthouse: Atlantic Ocean: Finistère: Île Vierge: 1902 The current tower replaced an older lighthouse from 1845. The island is open to the public from April to September, as is the lighthouse, by appointment. [5] La Jument: Atlantic Ocean: Finistère
A two-story keepers' dwelling was built at the time the lighthouse tower and its adjoining oil house were constructed. In 1923, a one-story keepers' house was added a short distance to the east. In 1938, a one-story building replaced the original two-story dwelling.
Nividic Lighthouse (Phare de Nividic) is one of five major lighthouses on Ouessant island in Brittany. [1] The others are the Phare du Créac'h, the Stiff lighthouse (from Breton Stiv), Kéréon and La Jument. Built in 1912, the Phare de Nividic was the first automatic lighthouse in the world. It has been a listed monument since 2017. [2]
Phare du Créac'h or Kreac'h lighthouse or Créac'h lighthouse (Breton: Tour-tan ar C'hreac'h pronounced [tur.ˈtãːn ar xrɛːx]) is a lighthouse in Ushant, France. [1] It is the most powerful in Europe and one of the most powerful in the world. [citation needed] It stands close to La Jument Lighthouse and the Nividic Lighthouse. It has been ...