Tallinn maritime museum

Was in Tallinn during New Year holidays and visited Estonian Maritime museum.
There are many interesting lighthouse related staff exposed there, here are most interesting:
This is fog bell of the estonian lightship Hiiumadal:

The ship was sunk by german torpedo-boat off the island Hiiumaa 22.06.1941. Wreck was located and bell salvaged in 1994.
Also is interesting to see copy of Baltic sea navigational chart with lighthouses made in 1820:

Among old photos of lighthouses there are some models (some of them could seen in real here:

Here you could see the process of construction of the Kõpu lighthouse in 1500-1530:

This lighthouse is one of the oldest in the world and still exist:

Also in the museum there is a part of real Fresnel lense from one of the lighthouses:

And in the top of the museum tower there is a real lantern from Suurupi upper lighthouse, installed there in 1998 (Was in service since 1951):

Hope you enjoyed these photos.

Dmitry, Great pictures and descriptions of lighthouses I know I'll never visit!
Really enjoy your posts! THANK YOU for sharing!
Rick

Wow !!! Great pics Dmitry !!!

That is a very interesting light, Dmitry. Would have to be an early use of flying buttresses to give the tower strength. Which light is that?

And, thanks for again sharing your great images.

That's Kopu lighthouse. It is located in the Estonian Hiiumaa island in the Baltic sea. There is no "official" list of old lighthouses, but probably this is world 3rd oldest lighthouse which is still in operation (1st is Torre Hercules, La Coruna, Spain which is 2nd century, (don't have photos unfortunately), 2nd - Genoa lighthouse which is 1128, photo1, photo2

I wanted to go to that museum but didn't have a chance. Glad to see some of the things in it.