Heritage Place

Cordouan rocky plateau

Rocky Atlantic plateau at the mouth of the Gironde estuary.

Place Summary

Place ID: LUX-PLACE-000021
Type: heritage site
Description: Rocky Atlantic plateau at the mouth of the Gironde estuary.
Aliases: Cordouan Lighthouse site
Coordinates: 45.58631, -1.17333
Precision: source-coordinate
Confidence: high
Status: reviewed
Review: reviewed

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Heritage Journey

Cordouan: Continuity Through Transformation

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Role in journey

Continuity siteCordouan: Continuity Through Transformation
Cordouan preserves one lighthouse identity through architectural layering, optical experimentation, changing power and expanding heritage stewardship.

Related Heritage Relationships

Located atCordouan lighthouse station fabric to Cordouan rocky plateau1611

Evidence

Cordouan Lighthouse - UNESCO World Heritage CentreOfficial Reference
UNESCO publishes N45 35 10.7 W1 10 24 for the World Heritage property.