Experience the romance of the sea and welcome nautical charm with lighthouses inspired by America's legendary icons. Lighthouses like these were built for seafarers in the 1800s and often situated on the cusp of land and sea. Lighthouses sent out beams of light into the darkness to receive and guide mariners to port. Designed to hold a tealight candle, in the lanthorn (also known as the lantern room) which is supported by the tapered lighthouse body where, in real lighthouses, a spiral staircase is housed to allow access to the upper areas. The tapered glass cups that fit standardly sized tealight candles are included. Attention to detail has not been spared, from arched doorways, multiple portholes, round watchtower platform, to the hand-hold rails and ribbed domes, these candle towers bring seaside allure to any space. A hand finished weathered surface whispers the sound of waves.