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The are a few famous buildings, including the Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque , the Roman Catholic Shrine of Our Lady of Europe , and a Lighthouse . The lighthouse was built by Governor Sir Alexander Woodford between 1838 and 1841. It was fully automated in February 1994 and its loom can be seen over a distance of 27 km. It is the southernmost lighthouse for which Trinity House is responsible, and the only one outside the UK . Europa Point was formerly linked with the eastern side of the Rock, including Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay , by the Dudley Ward Tunnel , which was closed for safety reasons in 2002. |