Ref Number: 80
Est. in 1903. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); red light, 2 s on, 2 s off. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery.
Ref Number: 80
Following the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman domination in 1878, measures were made to establish a contemporary maritime port.
Cognizant of the significance of marine commerce for the advancement of Varna and the nation, the building of the new port was initiated at the conclusion of the 19th century and the commencement of the 20th century. Prince Ferdinand I personally attended the inauguration ceremony on May 18, 1906, arriving aboard the Bulgarian warship Nadezhda.
A lighthouse was constructed at the end of the lengthy breakwater, and at its foot, a grand and beautiful bust-monument of the Bulgarian ruler, Ferdinand I, was installed. This monument remained a steadfast symbol of greeting for the ships that arrived at the port of Varna in the subsequent decades.
Following the formation of the communist dictatorship in Bulgaria at the conclusion of World War II, the monarchy was eliminated and the bust-monument of Tsar Ferdinand was substituted with that of the communist leader of Bulgaria, Georgi Dimitrov.
Following the downfall of the communist administration in Bulgaria, it was decided to install a mosaic portraying St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the revered saint of seafarers, at the site of the monument.
While not the inaugural lighthouse, this establishment serves as a symbol of the port region, where the depiction of St. Nicholas oversees the vessels traversing the Varna port.
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