Scheveningen Lighthouse

De Scheveningen Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Scheveningen, Netherlands. It was designed by Quirinus Harder and activated finished in 1875.

Scheveningen Lighthouse
Scheveningen Lighthouse
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LocationScheveningen, Netherlands
Coordinates52°6′15″N 4°16′6″E / 52.10417°N 4.26833°E / 52.10417; 4.26833
Tower
Constructed1875
Constructioncast iron tower
Height30 metres (98 ft)
Shapedodecagonal prism tower with balcony and gallery
Markingsred tower, white balcony and lantern, green lantern dome
HeritageRijksmonument Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit20 December 1875 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height49 metres (161 ft)
Intensity3,800,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range29 nautical miles (54 km)
CharacteristicFl(2) W 10s
Netherlands no.NL-1292[1]

History

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Plaque above entrance

In the 16th century Scheveningen had a lighthouse already, and the church collected money from the ships using it. It was elevated in 1850, and equipped with a copper cupola and a new light. In the 1870s, Dutch lighthouse designer Quirinus Harder got the assignment for a new lighthouse.

The lighthouse is made of cast iron and consists of nine segments. At the foot of the tower is one house for the supervisor and four more for the lighthouse keeper. The original light rotated in a mercury bath, which was replaced in the 1960s by an electrical system.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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