{{Short description|Lighthouse in Nord, France}} {{Distinguish|text = the lighthouse Dunkirk Light on Lake Erie in New York state}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Expand French|Phare de Dunkerque|date=December 2009|topic=struct}} {{Infobox lighthouse | name = Dunkirk Lighthouse<br />''Phare du Fort Risban'' | image_name = Ph111.jpg | location = Dunkirk, France | coordinates = {{coord|51.048879|N|2.364473|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1683 (first) | yearlit = 1838 | automated = 1985 | construction = bricks tower | shape = cylinder tower with balcony and lantern centered on 1-story building | marking = white tower, black balcony, brown lantern | height = {{convert|63|m|ft}} | focalheight = {{convert|60|m|ft}} | characteristic = Fl (2) W 10s. }}
'''Dunkirk Lighthouse''' ({{langx|fr|Phare de Dunkerque}} or ''Phare de Risban'') is an automated first order (i.e. 60 km beam or further) port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France.<ref name="Ruler 2011 p. 80">{{cite book |last=Ruler |first=J. |title=Cross-Channel France: Nord-Pas de Calais – The Land Beyond the Ports |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |series=Bradt Guides |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-84162-327-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UwXioEolUbMC&pg=PA80 |access-date=18 May 2019 |page=80 |quote=... The lighthouse, at 55 m, is the highest building of its kind in France.}}</ref> It is sited near Dunkirk.<ref>{{cite rowlett|fran|accessdate=24 January 2016}}</ref> Construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1843.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|IA59002001|Phare de Dunkerque}}</ref>
== See also == {{Portal|France|Engineering}} * List of lighthouses in France
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== External links == {{Commons category|position=left|Dunkerque lighthouse}} * {{Lighthouse Digest|4945}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1842 Lighthouse Category:Lighthouses in France Category:Lighthouses of the English Channel Category:Monuments historiques of Nord (French department) Category:Tourist attractions in Nord (French department) Category:Transport in Hauts-de-France Category:1842 establishments in France
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