Cordouan Lighthouse

Summary

Cordouan Lighthouse is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,514 views/month, #2 of 1,046).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cordouan Lighthouse is located in Le Verdon-sur-Mer^[3].
• Cordouan Lighthouse is in the country of France^[4].
• Cordouan Lighthouse is on the body of water Gironde estuary^[5].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's image is recorded as Cordouan.jpg^[6].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's made from material is recorded as stone^[8].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247813316^[9].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's GND ID is recorded as 4398242-6^[10].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Cordouan lighthouse^[11].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's Mérimée ID is recorded as PA00083858^[12].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's Mérimée ID is recorded as IA33001224^[13].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20016486^[14].
• +1615-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cordouan Lighthouse^[15].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.5863198, 'lon': -1.1733254}^[16].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/086bzl^[17].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Plateau de Cordouan^[18].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's service entry is recorded as +1611-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1625^[20].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's significant event is recorded as automatization^[21].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Oc(2+1) WRG 12s^[22].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+20000'}^[23].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as classified historical monument^[25].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[26].
• Cordouan Lighthouse's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Versailles de la mer'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Cordouan Lighthouse is in the country of France^[4]. It is located in Le Verdon-sur-Mer^[3]. It is on the body of water Gironde estuary^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+17015.0957'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+83879.8361'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Cordouan Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7]. Heritage statuses include classified historical monument^[25] and World Heritage Site^[26].

History and Context

+1615-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cordouan Lighthouse^[15].

Why It Matters

Cordouan Lighthouse ranks in the top 0.19% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,514 views/month, #2 of 1,046).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]