Vung Tau lighthouse

Location: Lighthouse sits atop Little Mountain in the city of Vung Tau
Characteristics: Located at an altitude of 170m over the sea level to signal, instructions for boats crossing gates Gio, Vung Tau lighthouse is the lighthouse built in Vietnam earliest.
Walk along the small road up the mountainside to enjoy the fresh air, cool the pleasures of both locals and visitors to Vung Tau. More interesting is the climb up the mountain, tourists can enjoy a unique structure here. That's Vung Tau lighthouse.

First built and inaugurated on 08.15.1862, the French were then rebuilt in 1913, Vung Tau lighthouse remains was design, classic architecture.

This lighthouse architecture is a cylindrical tower, painted white, high 18m, 3m diameter, inner spiral staircase up to the top and near the entrance leads to a balcony outside to observe the entire water garden Vung Ship.

Previously when there was no electricity, the lighthouse operation system thanks wound every three hours to winding once. Currently, it is lit by a lamp with a capacity of 500W, nearly 55km beam through the lens system includes a massive three-sided glass panels surrounding triangles. Light canopy with two large holes close together. Motor system thanks to the speed dial 5 revolutions / minute. Therefore, night stand at Front Beach, guests will find two light as two straight scan successive round dark sky.

Lighthouse was connected with the housing of staff with a permanent tunnel. Around the campus with the porcelain plant tens of years old ancient shady cool, fragrant.

Vung Tau Lighthouse is not only the people you trust and loyalty of those who go to sea, but also become a symbol of the coastal city of Vung Tau