Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors, and can also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and use of electronic navigational systems.
History
Ancient lighthouses
Before the development of clearly defined ports, mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since raising 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 and promontories, unlike many modern lighthouses. The most famous lighthouse structure from antiquity was the Pharos of Alexandria, although it collapsed during an earthquake centuries later.
Lighthouse (disambiguation)
A lighthouse is a tower aiding marine navigation.
Lighthouse, The Lighthouse or Light House may also refer to:
Art and architecture
Buildings called "Light House" or "Lighthouse"
Actual lighthouses
Businesses and Organizations
Light House (1958 film)
Light House is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Nutan and Ashok Kumar and directed by G. P. Sippy.
Soundtrack
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Podcasts:
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by Maria Taylor
Light House
by: Maria TaylorWatch the children sing, but not to be singers
And so hopeful, they still are believers
There's so much to do or say without repeating
And a sad story hoped she would keep reading
Maybe a message or just not perceiving
There's so much to do or say without repeating
So why don't we?
And don't expect too much, okay?
Cause the best, the worst might have passed anyway
And like the lighthouse we watched it spin 'round and 'round
There's just some things
They aren't meant to touch the ground
And let our legs just run, no concept of distance
And all these rules we've learned could make no difference
There's so much to do or say without repeating
And it's the subtle laugh that will keep ringing
And what was overlooked could now have meaning
There's so much to do or say without repeating
So why don't we?
And don't expect too much, okay?
Cause the best, the worst might have passed anyway
And like the lighthouse we watched it spin 'round and 'round
There's just some things