manticoreimaginary:shamrocked:coiour-my-world:Þrídrangaviti lighthouse, Westman Islands, Iceland | P
manticoreimaginary:shamrocked:coiour-my-world:Þrídrangaviti lighthouse, Westman Islands, Iceland | Photograph/ Árni SæbergomfgHoly shit.The remote lighthouse was built right before the dawn of World War II. Constructing this lonely lighthouse was no easy task, as helicopters had yet to take to the skies when the work began in 1938. Builders scaled the cliffs to reach the pillar’s pinnacle, laying out the groundwork by hand. They faced slick rocks, rain, and fervent winds knowing that one slip could send them plunging into the frigid North Atlantic Ocean that thrashed and splashed below. [x] -- source link