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storeys of diminishing size. The ground floor consisted of a circular tower 15 metres (50 ft) in diameter, with apartments for four keepers around its inner wall. In the centre was a richly decorated entrance hall of 2.0 square metres (22 sq ft) and 6.1 metres (20 ft) high. The second storey was the King's
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was installed three years later. The lighthouse was fully automated in 2006, although lighthouse keepers are still employed. Indeed, unlike in other lighthouses, maintaining continued keeping in
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The first parabolic lamps were added in 1782, but the lighthouse at the time was in very poor condition. Sailors also criticized the lack of height of the light. Major renovations were needed. They were carried out from 1782 to 1789 by the engineer Joseph Teulère, who suggested raising the 30-metre
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and a number of closets. The third storey was a chapel with a domed roof notable for the beauty of its mosaic. Above this was secondary lantern, and above that the
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to pass - the first known instance of lighthouse dues. In addition to the tower, a small chapel was built on the islet. By the second half of the 16th century the tower had fallen into disrepair and the hazard to navigation threatened the
Bordeaux wine trade. This led to the construction of the
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Using limestone dressed blocks, De Foix first built a round base 41 metres (135 ft) in diameter and 2 metres (8 ft) high to take the onslaught of the waves. Within it was a 2-square-metre (20 sq ft) cavity for storing water and other supplies. Above it were constructed four
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visitors around. The last two State-employed, "traditional" keepers left in 2012 and were replaced by members of SMIDDEST, a local association. Cordouan is therefore the last inhabited lighthouse in France, after the
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