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| The lighthouse of Grand Jardin |
Since a few years in France, the Ministry of Culture and
Communication launched a campaign of lighthouses protection on all the French
coasts. Most lighthouses were classified or registered ont the Historic
Monuments list.
Selection criteria which preside over the protection are archaeological, architectural, historic, or ethnological. Untill the end of 2000s, 130 French lighthouses were manifestly under represented within the corpus of historic monuments.
Selection criteria which preside over the protection are archaeological, architectural, historic, or ethnological. Untill the end of 2000s, 130 French lighthouses were manifestly under represented within the corpus of historic monuments.
A rigorous scientific inventory work in partnership with
the ministry of the sea identified lighthouses which presented the biggest
cultural interest to get a protection in Historic Monuments.
So, in Brittany, are concerned 10 operational and 3
decommissioned lighthouses. For example, the lighthouse of « Grand Jardin » is situated near
Saint-Malo, in the estuary of the Rance on Channel. Being more 30 meters in height, it
was built in 1865 and it was restored after the Second World War. Since october
2012, it’s classified on the Historic Monuments list.
I am a proponent of lighthouses preservation. Firstly, lighthouse belong to the navigation history. Indeed, it is visual landmark to help sailors on the sea. Secondly, lighthouse is worthy of interest because it's symbolic building in maritime landscape and it's a fascinating technical building created to resist at storms.
To consult synthesis of lighthouses protected in Brittany, click here :
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