RUSSIA postcard 2019 - Tolbukhin lighthouse.

One of the oldest lighthouses in Russia was included in the list of monuments of the cultural heritage of St. Petersburg. Fantastic beautiful building is located near the island of Kotlin and is easily visible for many kilometers.

This lighthouse, which turns 300 years old this year, was built on the order of Peter the Great and initially it was a wooden structure. But in 1807 it was rebuilt and named after Colonel Fedot Semenovich Tolbukhin, the commander of the Kronschlot garrison, who distinguished himself in the defense of Kotlin during the Northern War.

All last year, the lighthouse stood in the woods - the restoration work dedicated to its anniversary ended only at the end of last year.