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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 17383986" data-attributes="member: 158020">මුහුදෙන්_වටවුනේ-The Wave Swept Lighthouses- The province of Brittany, in North-western part of France, forms a large  peninsula that stretches towards the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the  English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. The  waters located between the western coast and Ushant island form the  Iroise Sea. This section of the coastline of Brittany remains one of the  most dangerous seas in Europe with frequent violent storms, huge waves  and strong currents. Over thirty ships were lost in this region between  1888 and 1904. Because of this, the rugged coastline is crowded with  lighthouses - more than one third of all the lighthouses and fire towers  illuminating the French coast are located here.These granite  fortresses have been warning distant sailors of the dangers of this  jagged coastline and treacherous rocks since the 18th century. One of the most famous lighthouse is the one built on a rock called  La Jument, about 300 metres from the coast of the island of Ushant. La  Jument became well known in 1989, through a series of photographs taken  by Jean Guichard.    On 21 December 1989, a low  pressure front coming from Ireland brought gale force winds and huge  waves of 20 to 30 metres high which crashed spectacularly against the  lighthouse. The waves smashed through the lower windows of the  lighthouse, ripped the front door, flooded the tower and washed away the  furniture. Lighthouse keeper Théodore Malgorn decided to take refuge up  in the lantern room while waiting to be rescued.    About the same  time, photographer Jean Guichard was in Lorient hiring a helicopter to  take aerial pictures of the storm. Guichard wanted to fly over the  Iroise Sea despite extremely dangerous flying conditions. The helicopter  made it to La Jument and hovered around for Guichard to take shots of  the waves pounding the lighthouse. Inside the tower, Théodore Malgorn  heard what he thought was his rescue helicopter and hurried downstairs  to open the door. At that very moment, a giant wave rose over the rear  of the lighthouse and Guichard took his world-famous shot as the wave  smashed against the tower. Théodore Malgorn, suddenly realising that a  giant wave was about to engulf the structure, rushed back inside just in  time to save his life. <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZQSTHctycGI/VGYV_5xkXLI/AAAAAAAA86k/zF1-Df59rCo/la-jument-7%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-m0sapEAqya0/VGYWBihjeEI/AAAAAAAA86s/noczDXdgr98/la-jument-6%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9nkGXFaRp1Y/VGYWDmzcC6I/AAAAAAAA860/LWfV4754bbI/la-jument-5%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fQ_W2YYUNko/VGYWFuG9y7I/AAAAAAAA868/4wU1pZvwXNs/la_jument-8%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s7Ux1RbyBMU/VGYWHiIGAkI/AAAAAAAA87E/B9alKkzze_Q/la-jument-9%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y8PYwtmt7JQ/VGYWJb9iUtI/AAAAAAAA87M/oKSSDD_rqs8/la-jument-2%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-l2Rz8DPAn2I/VGYWLso22BI/AAAAAAAA87U/0iVXwZLjQJg/la-jument-3%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0sYOHerYy2o/VGYWOv0a9FI/AAAAAAAA87c/5Ww1FArkUKY/la-jument-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Another lighthouse worth a visit is Phare de Kéréon or the Kereon  lighthouse. The lighthouse is built on a small rocky outcrop named Men  Tensel located in a strait called Passage du Fromveur between the  islands of Ushant and Bannec. Passage du Fromveur exhibits strong tidal  currents, often running at 8 Knots, the second strongest in France after  those of the Raz Blanchard in Normandy. As a result, the sea around  Phare de Kéréon is never calm, and terrifyingly large waves crashes  against it relentlessly. The inside, however, is another story. The  floor is oak adorned with mahogany and ebony inlays, the walls are  panelled in oak from Hungary, the stairwell is tiled and the enclosed  beds are worthy of farms in Brittany. Indeed, Phare de Kéréon was  nicknamed "The Palace" because of its lavishly decorated interior. <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OYlQToUkSKc/VGYWRdd04FI/AAAAAAAA87k/JSf0jPBHpE8/phare-de-kereon-2%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The lighthouse was built between 1907 and 1916, supported in part by a  donation from Madame Jules Baudy, a descendant of Charles-Marie Le Dall  de Kéréon, a naval officer guillotined at the age of nineteen during  the 18th century French Revolution, and after whom the lighthouse is  named. When Madame Jules Baudy learnt that the Ministry of Public Works  was about to begin the construction of lighthouse on the rock "Men  Tensel", she proposed a donation of 585,000 francs on the condition that  the lighthouse be named after her great-uncle. Madame Baudy’s generous  sum not only brought down the total expenses for the state but also left  them with enough cash to turn the interior into a luxurious residence.    The  hall, the kitchen and two rooms for the lighthouse keepers, that occupy  the first four levels, are richly panelled in oak. But it is “the room  of honor”, located at the 5th level, which holds your attention: walls  lined in Hungarian oak with several panels decorated with star of the  lighthouses in relief. The parquet floor, built on bitumen, is decorated  in its center with a large roseate of the winds carried out of ebony  and mahogany.    The lighthouse is built of granite with a base  diameter of 4 meters and stands 48 meters tall. Its fire was lit for the  first time in 1916 and it continued working in oil until 1972, when it  was electrified. Today the lighthouse is powered by batteries, and two  wind-powered generators. The guards, who were still responsible for  proper operation and maintenance, left the lighthouse in 2004. Since  then, the lighthouse is fully automated. <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-QmVkbolfqWc/VGYWTsS26xI/AAAAAAAA87s/FKx1w5HHSFM/phare-de-kereon-02%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sbWFF2c5SGk/VGYWVXnaQlI/AAAAAAAA870/pIxOC8phvFE/phare-de-kereon-3%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vHgTh7HhO68/VGYWXySqckI/AAAAAAAA878/8nPPJK1nt7k/phare-de-kereon-4%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EKQ9PMYln5c/VGYWaN0fl2I/AAAAAAAA88E/Pp7B3i2AlSs/phare-de-kereon-5%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tMfaYy6NYrs/VGYWceJvYwI/AAAAAAAA88M/ArP1pAqSVv8/phare-de-kereon-6%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2qCoHjz1W0Y/VGYWdxPwaCI/AAAAAAAA88U/Qby-OWkalrM/phare-de-kereon-03%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-t8HF0h-5Gog/VGYWgNpqHII/AAAAAAAA88c/-RuqW7FF4jQ/phare-de-kereon-01%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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