Harlingen Lighthouse

The Harlingen Lighthouse (Vuurtoren van Harlingen) is a deactivated lighthouse in the town of Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands, that is now used as hotel accommodation.

Harlingen Lighthouse
Vuurtoren van Harlingen
Harlingen Lighthouse
Harlingen Lighthouse
Vuurtoren van Harlingen
Netherlands
LocationHarlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
Coordinates53.173844°N 5.41181°E / 53.173844; 5.41181
Year first constructed1920-1922
Year first lit1922
Deactivated1998
Constructionbrick and concrete
Tower shapesquare tower with gallery and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, black dome lantern and red reel
Tower height24 metres (79 ft)
Admiralty numberB0914.2
ARLHS numberNET-009
Managing agentVuurtoren van Harlingen[1]
HeritageRijksmonument 

Description

The Harlingen lighthouse is in the center of the Harlingen docks.[2] The same site has been used for at least two earlier lighthouses.[3] A square tower on a fortress was built around 1750 and demolished in 1872. A hexagonal red wooden tower with white bands was operated between 1904 and 1921.[4]

The current lighthouse was designed by architect C. Jelsma and built between 1920 and 1922. The highest point is 24 metres (79 ft) above mean high water.[3] The tower is square, built of stone and steel.[4] The beacon has an Art Deco design.[2] It came into service in 1922, and the light was finally extinguished in 1998. Harlingen lighthouse was part of a network of twenty lights along the Dutch coast, eighteen of which remain operational. The channels and harbor mouth had been adjusted so that this lighthouse was no longer needed. [3]

Between 1998 and 1999 the lighthouse was restored by architect B. Pietersma. The lighthouse is now privately owned and provides a single hotel suite on three levels that can accommodate two people.[3]

  • 2016
  • 2011
  • 2007
  • 2000
  • 2000
  • 1976

See also

References

Citations

  1. Lighthouses Directory
  2. About Lighthouse – Harlingen.
  3. Come in: Vuurtoren van Harlingen.
  4. Harlingen Lighthouse: Foghorn.

Sources

  • "About Lighthouse – Harlingen". Unusual Hotels of the World. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  • "Come in". Vuurtoren van Harlingen. Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  • "Harlingen Lighthouse". Lighthouse Explorer. Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
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