| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1500/04/20 | Bishop Johannes III Orgas (John Orgies) gives permission to the Hanseatic League to build a large stone light station. Tallinn city council establishes a beacon tax to pay for the tower. | Rise of the Lighthouse | ||||
| 1659/00/00 | Count Axel Julius De la Gardie buys the island of Hiiumaa from the King of Sweden for 38,000 thalers and assumes management of the Kopu lighthouse. He will have it heightened to 35.6 m (117 ft) and the wooden stairs replaced with an iron staircase. | Rise of the Lighthouse | ||||
| 1810/00/00 | The Russian Empire takes over administration of the Kopu lighthouse in 1805. Major reconstruction of the tower began in 1810. A stone staircase was cut to the southern counterfort plus a room large enough for a team of six men. | |||||
| 1845/00/00 | Due to a crack in the upper part of the lighthouse, Kopu is extensively reconstructed. The tower reached its final height of 36 meters (118ft) and a wooden structure with lamp-chimneys was built for the lantern and its optical devices. | |||||
| 1860/05/00 | As part of Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia's naval reforms, a novel gyratory device (manufactured by Le Paute in Paris) is installed. Its Carsellamp with 4 concentric light sources and aFresnel lens rotated at a speed of 1 revolution per 4 minutes. | |||||
| 1900/07/00 | A new light system by Sautter, Marle and Co is bought at the 1900 Paris World Fair, for three million gold rubles. The new apparatus (including the light chamber) uses a kerosene lamp with a gas mantle. | 1900 Exposition Universelle |
| Particulars for Kopu Lighthouse: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Structure Type | Lighthouse, Light Station |
| Area of Significance | Maritime |
| Area of Significance | Navigation |
| Sight Category | Structure |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
| Historic Use | Water-related |
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