As you can see, the place is a sort of "fixer-upper", but
it has all the amenities of home: a very large nightlight,
a jogging track right outside the front door, and a fantastic
view of the ocean.
The Armen Island Lighthouse at Pointe De Britagne, just
outside the harbour at Brest, in Brittany, France, was
vacated around 18 years ago, and has stood vacant ever
since. I wonder why.
In spite of the absence of humans there, the lighthouse is
fully automated, and still functioning. So, no, it isn't
for rent.
The tower is made of solid granite, built layer upon
layer of precut pieces which fit tigether like a jig-saw
puzzle. At the top is a light and rotating Fresnel lens
which can be clearly seen for 20 miles out to sea. The
lighthouse is 124 years old, and has withstood the ravages
of the angry sea for all that time.
The shape of a lighthouse and the rock it is built on is
designed/chosen to disperse wind and water rather than taking
the brunt of the impact. If you lived there, you would have
to worry more about water coming in than it knocking the
building down.
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