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The first wooden lighthouse of Patras was built in the dock of Agios Nikolaos in 1858 and was destroyed by a storm in 1865. The old stone lighthouse was built in 1878. It covered a surface of 4-5 square meters, while its height was 17 meters. It was demolished in 1972 in the period of the
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In 1999 the coastal zone council decided to rebuild the lighthouse in a southern location near
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cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 1-story keeper's house
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The original site of the lighthouse, Agios Nikolaos Pier.
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Agios Andreas, Patras
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38°14′42″N 21°43′32″E / 38.245078°N 21.725590°E / 38.245078; 21.725590
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Lighthouse of Patras illuminated at night.
Patras Lighthouse.
Patras Lighthouse park.
The original site of the lighthouse, Agios Nikolaos Pier.
Agios Nikolaos Pier by Vasileios Hatzis.
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Agios Nikolaos Pier in 1876.
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