THE CHESS LIGHTHOUSE

A lighthouse is a shore-based structure designed to assist sailors with navigation. A classic lighthouse takes the form of a tall tower with a lamp assembly at the very top. The lamp creates a focused beam of light, which is rotated across the water in a pattern unique to that lighthouse. Navigational charts include a list of lighthouse patterns, allowing mariners to use lighthouses to orient themselves. In addition to serving as a navigational marker, a lighthouse also warns of hazards or it may point the way to the harbor mouth.Traditional lighthouses included living quarters for the lighthouse keepers. Early lighthouses which ran on oil lamps and hand wound clockwork required constant attention. Even as the systems became more automated, lighthouse keepers were needed to keep the mechanics of the lighthouse in order. Only in the later part of the twentieth century did lighthouses become automated enough that keepers were no longer needed. Modern automated lighthouses are highly efficient, although not nearly as majestic as classic lighthouses are.. :- Above picture was shot on my way home from work, located in Kg Sg Tali a majestic chess like lighthouse, something worth living for....caya lh..