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The Lighthouse (EP)
A lighthouse is a tower aiding marine navigation. Light House, Lighthouse, or The Lighthouse may also refer to: Art and architecture Actual lighthouses Buildings called "Light House" or "Lighthouse" * Light House (Aarhus), a skyscraper under construction in Aarhus, Denmark * Light House Cinema, Dublin 1988–present * Light House Media Centre Wolverhampton, includes a cinema * Light House Melbourne, residential skyscraper * Lighthouse Cinema (other), multiple uses * The Lighthouse (Glasgow), a museum of architecture and design in Glasgow, Scotland * Lighthouse (Poole), an arts centre and cinema in Poole, Dorset, England * The Lighthouse, Colombo, a large bungalow (mansion) in Colombo, Sri Lanka * Light House (London), award-winning house in Notting Hill, London, England Film * ''Light House'' (1976 film), an Indian Malayalam film * ''Lighthouse'' (film), a 1999 British horror film * ''The Lighthouse'' (1998 film) (''El faro''), an Argentine and Spanish drama * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated and effective electronic navigational systems. History Ancient lighthouses Before the development of clearly defined ports, mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since elevating the fire would improve the visibility, placing the fire on a platform became a practice that led to the development of the lighthouse. In antiquity, the lighthouse functioned more as an entrance marker to ports than as a warning signal for reefs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
