Cotonou Lighthouse is a

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 mar ...

Cotonou Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The ci ...

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

. It was established in 1910. A second skeletal tower was built in 1928, and that light was moved to the water tower in 1968.

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Lighthouses completed in 1910 Lighthouses in Benin Buildings and structures in Benin Lighthouses completed in 1928 Lighthouses completed in 1968 1910 establishments in Africa Buildings and structures in Cotonou {{Benin-struct-stub

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