|
| |
|
Last chance to see?
The leaning Kiipsaare Lighthouse (Kiipsaare Tuletorn) is slowly disappearing into the sea. The lighthouse was built in 1933 at 25 meters from the coastline. On the photos below you can see how the coastline has evolved between 1997 and 2004. In 1997 the lighthouse was still on the beach, but in 2004 it was already in the sea.
If this is going to become a 7 year ritual, guess where we are going to be in the summer of 2011? It seriously is something that we would like to follow, so I am certain that we will go back again, even if the lighthouse falls over, in which case it will be just to say goodbye...
Seen from the other side the coastline seems to have retreated even more. You also get the impression that the lighthouse is leaning more than in 1997. The little house behind the lighthouse, that used to be the lighthouse keeper's home has also been destroyed in the meantime. In 2004 it is impossible to get a photo from the same angle as in 1997.
Copyright Otto de Voogd 1997 & 2004
Tip! Try the Google Custom Search Engine for Estonia.
