Amédée lighthouse, Metal lighthouse on Amédée Island, Noumea, New Caledonia
The 56-meter cast iron lighthouse stands on a small coral island measuring 400 meters long and 270 meters wide, 24 kilometers from Noumea.
Engineers constructed and displayed the lighthouse in Paris during 1862 before disassembling it into 1,265 pieces for transportation to New Caledonia in 1864.
The first illumination ceremony took place on November 15, 1865, marking the feast day of Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III.
Visitors can climb 247 steps to reach the observation platform, which provides views of the surrounding lagoon and the Boulari coral reef passage.
The structure remains France's first metal lighthouse, containing 387,953 kilograms of cast iron components manufactured in Paris workshops.
Location: Nouméa
Inception: 1862
Architects: Leonce Reynaud
Height: 56 m
Made from material: cast iron, puddled iron
GPS coordinates: -22.47724,166.46813
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:43
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