Macquarie Lighthouse, located on (South Head peninsula), a southern peninsula on the eastern outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, is about 8 kilometers from downtown Sydney and close to the famous Watsons Bay (Watsons Bay).
Macquarie Lighthouse, also known as the Upper Nantou Lighthouse (South Head Upper Light), corresponds to the Hornby Lighthouse (The Hornby Lighthouse), which is also known as the Lower Nantou Lighthouse (South Head Lower Light) in the Nantou Peninsula.
Macquarie Lighthouse, which is 26 meters high and faces the vastness of the South Pacific (South Pacific Ocean), was built in 1818 as Australia's first and longest-running navigation lighthouse. (South Head Upper Light), known as the southern light, was designed by prisoner architect Francis Greenway (Francis Greenway) under the guidance of then New South Wales Governor Macquarie and was transformed into what it is in 1883.
Macquarie Lighthouse plays an important role in the immigration history of Sydney and even the whole Australia, and it is still a guiding light for incoming ships. , Macquarie Lighthouse was fully automated in 1976, and the last employee was here at Year Nineteen Eighty-nine leave. In 2001, it was hosted by alliance, the port of Sydney. Lighthouse Square is open every day, with spectacular views of the harbor, the city and the sea.
