Obviously, the Great Lakes dominate the world in terms of the number of lighthouses on their coasts. I wondered which other lakes in the world had lighthouses, and a few do - Lake Garda in Italy, Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Lake Baikal in Russia, and this one, on Lake Ladoga, also in Russia.
It's also a good-looking classic lighthouse.
The Lighthouse Directory says:
" 1905. Active; focal plane 74 m (243 ft); flashing light, white, red or green depending on direction. 70 m (230 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. ... The light marks the west side of the entrance to the southernmost bay of the lake, leading to the Neva entrance. Located on a headland near the southwestern corner of the lake near Kokorevo, about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of St. Petersburg."It's supposedly the eight-tallest "traditional" lighthouse in the world, however that is defined. While the Lighthouse Directory says it's 243 feet, Wikipedia says it's only 230 feet tall. It was also an important landmark for people desperate enough to escape across the lake during the Siege of Leningrad.
Here are some pictures:
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