České Budějovice, Czech Republic
1265-1300
Plzeň, Czech Republic
1295
Brno, Czech Republic
1170s/1743
Prague, Czech Republic
11th century
České Budějovice, Czech Republic
1265
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
1737
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
1339-1342
Olomouc, Czech Republic
14th century
Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
c. 1300
Plasy, Czech Republic
1144
Hejnice, Czech Republic
1692
Staré Město, Czech Republic
1507-1514
Mělník, Czech Republic
c. 1000 AD
Prague, Czech Republic
1347
Cheb, Czech Republic
13th century
Plzeň, Czech Republic
1888
Prague, Czech Republic
993 AD
Prague, Czech Republic
1360
Olomouc, Czech Republic
1679
Olomouc, Czech Republic
1131/1883
Towering 52 meters above the sea, Bengtskär lighthouse is the tallest one in Scandinavia. The building started in in 1905 after the shipwreck of S/S Helsingfors and was completed in 1906. The lighthouse was designed by architect Florentin Granholm. On December a special petrol lantern, designed and built in Paris, was brought to Bengtskär and installed atop the tower.
German fleet bombarded Bengstkär in the First World War in 1914. Since the Gulf of Finland was heavily mined, it was not until 1919 that the surrounding seas were declared safe for shipping, that the light was lit again.
After the war the military value of Bengtskär increased as part of the defence system of independent Finland. In Second World War (1941) Soviet Union made a suprise attack to island. After a bloody battle, the small Finnish garrison emerged victorious. Intermittent repairs to the facility continued during the post-war period.