His role now is as a warning beacon of what not to do in future coalitions.
Modeled on the lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt, built by Alexander the Great, it is a beacon of what Batumi aspires to become.
More will follow.Simon Quin, Reading's town-centre manager, holds out what has happened in his town as a beacon of what retail-led, inner-city redevelopment can achieve.
One from Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue, hangs over the front door: "Bryant Park became the beacon of what New York fashion stands for — an industry that's fearless, tireless and always moving forward".
If successful, it will be a beacon of what local activists sometimes call "development without displacement," an implicit rebuke to the tech-driven gentrification that is currently remaking the Bay Area.
From Ed White's first spacewalk in the June of 1965, to the first steps on the moon in 1969, to the expected completion of the International Space Station (ISS), the ability to exist, live and work in the vacuum of space has stood as a beacon of what is possible.
"We were here during the era of apartheid and this school was an absolute beacon of what was to come," former student Amanda West, a last-minute replacement for Tutu as guest speaker after he withdrew due to illness, told a gathering of alumni, donors and teachers past and present.
Launched just 18 months after Kickstarter itself, the original Glif was an early beacon of what was to come for the crowdfunding platform, with an innovative tripod mount for smartphones unlike any other.
Oyler has become a beacon of what is possible when the community, city leaders, families, educators and partners work together.
