page_title: Christiansø Lighthouse
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Christiansø Lighthouse / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Blick von Frederiksø zum Leuchtturm von Christiansø. Das Bild wurde im Jahre 2001 selbst fotografiert und ist gemeinfrei. English: View from Frederiksø to Christiansø.
context_page_description: Christiansø Lighthouse is located on the top of the Store Tårn tower on the Danish island of Christiansø, some 18 kilometres northeast of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Constructed and brought into service in 1805, it is one of Denmark's oldest.
context_section_description: The lighthouse was designed by Poul de Løvenørn (1751–1826) in 1798. It was the first lighthouse in Denmark to have a flashing light, apparently inspired by the Swedish lighthouse at Marstrand, completed in 1781, the first in the world with a flashing light. In 1798, Løvenørn was authorized to go ahead with his project which consisted of building the lighthouse on the top of the existing tower known as Store Tårn. As a result of various delays, it was not until 1 October 1805 that the lighthouse with a height of 16 metres (52 ft) was brought into service.
caption: Christiansø Lighthouse from Frederiksø
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