Harlingen Lighthouse

Harlingen Lighthouse

Harlingen Lighthouse
Harlingen Lighthouse
Location Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°10′26″N 5°24′43″E / 53.173844°N 5.41181°ECoordinates: 53°10′26″N 5°24′43″E / 53.173844°N 5.41181°E
Year first constructed 1920-1922
Year first lit 1922
Deactivated 1998
Height 24 metres (79 ft)

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

Description

The Harlingen lighthouse is in the center of the Harlingen docks.[1] The same site has been used for at least two earlier lighthouses.[2] 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.[3]

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.[2] The tower is square, built of stone and steel.[3] The beacon has an Art Deco design.[1] 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. [2]

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.[2]

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