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25-DEC-2006

Phare de Dunkerque (Le Risban)

Dunkerque, France

This magnificent building is France's tallest brick lighthouse, and one of the tallest in the world. The lighthouse was built atop the ruins of the Risban, a fort built in the 1680s. It is now managed by the Dunkerque port museum. Located at the foot of the east jetty in Dunkerque.

Number: FRA 537
Build: 1548
Construction: brick
Height: 63 m

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/100s f/7.1 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time25-Dec-2006 13:56:07
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
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Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias0.67
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Metering Mode (-1)
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