Miķeļbāka
Miķeļbāka or Miķeļtornis is the tallest lighthouse in Latvia. It is located in the village of Miķeļtornis, Tārgale Parish, Ventspils Municipality; about northeast of Ventspils. Etymology Legends date origins of the name to 1749, when Latvia was part of the Russian Empire and the coast was surveyed by Mikhail Ryabinin, a Russian midshipman, therefore the lighthouse later built was called Mikhailovsky mayak ( – 'Mikhail's lighthouse'). After a period, the name was Latvianised to "Miķeļbāka”. At it is the tallest lighthouse tower in the Baltic States. History The first tower was completed in 1884 – a cylindrical tall brick structure, that—at the time—was the tallest lighthouse in Latvia. An electric light source was installed and supplied with electricity from a power plant in a nearby building. In the early 20th century, cracks began to appear in the tower as still seen today. World War I In 1915 the light source and the generator were transported to ...
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