I love the shapes that architecture gives us and there are few old buildings with more dramatic shapes than a lighthouse. This isn't an active lighthouse; it's now a museum in the north of Scotland and it has been beautifully preserved for the public. The chains which disappear into the void of the stairwell support the weight which turned the lantern. Once the weight had worked its way to the bottom one of the lighthouse keepers had to hoist it back to the top. Every couple of hours. Every day. Forever. It's little wonder that they didn't feel the need to put gymnasiums into these magnificent structures.
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