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Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse
A 57-metre prefabricated metal lighthouse assembled for the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, rebuilt on the Roches-Douvres plateau, lit on 6 August 1869 and destroyed by German forces in August 1944.
Heritage Journey
Roches-Douvres: The Granite Ship
How did a warning survive the destruction of the tower that carried it?
Identity role
- Destroyed predecessorRoches-Douvres: The Granite Ship
The prefabricated metal tower lit in 1869 and destroyed in 1944.
Relationship Explorer
- DestroyedRoches-Douvres plateau08/1944reviewed
German forces destroyed the occupied metal lighthouse in August 1944; the reviewed official sources do not establish 4 August as the exact date for this station.
- Part ofRoches-Douvres lighthouse station identity1869 – 1944reviewed
The prefabricated metal tower embodied the Roches-Douvres station from 1869 until its wartime destruction.
- Replaced byRoches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse1954reviewed
The destroyed metal tower was replaced by the present granite-and-concrete lighthouse after seven years of offshore construction.
Timeline and Relations
- Part of Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity1869 – 1944
The prefabricated metal tower embodied the Roches-Douvres station from 1869 until its wartime destruction.
- Destroyed Roches-Douvres plateau08/1944
German forces destroyed the occupied metal lighthouse in August 1944; the reviewed official sources do not establish 4 August as the exact date for this station.
- Replaced by Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse1954
The destroyed metal tower was replaced by the present granite-and-concrete lighthouse after seven years of offshore construction.
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Asset lifecycle (4 events)
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches-Douvres - POP / Merimeemedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phares & feux 2025 - DIRM NAMOmedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOmedium
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- Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity located at Roches-Douvres plateauSource: Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity · Target: Roches-Douvres plateauSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOhigh
- Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity historically part of Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOhigh
- Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse destroyed Roches-Douvres plateauSource: Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse · Target: Roches-Douvres plateauSources: Phare des Roches-Douvres - POP / Merimeehigh
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse built Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOhigh
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches-Douvres - POP / Merimeemedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phares & feux 2025 - DIRM NAMOmedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOmedium
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Citation
LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse", LUX-ASSET-000659, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000659/, accessed 2026-07-14, archive v0.24.248.