Blankenese High Lighthouse

Blankenese High Lighthouse
Blankenese Oberfeuer

Blankenese High Lighthouse
Location Blankenese, Hamburg
Coordinates 53°33′21.5″N 09°48′58.6″E / 53.555972°N 9.816278°E / 53.555972; 9.816278Coordinates: 53°33′21.5″N 09°48′58.6″E / 53.555972°N 9.816278°E / 53.555972; 9.816278
Year first constructed 1984
Construction reinforced concrete
Tower shape cylindrical tower with inverted conical at the summit
Markings / pattern white tower with two horizontal red bands, red summit
Height 40 metres (130 ft), height of light 39 metres (128 ft)
Focal height 84 metres (276 ft)
Original lens electric
Light source mains power
Intensity 16 Mcd
Range 8,410 metres (4.54 nmi)
Characteristic white light 2s on, 2s off, synchronized with the front light
Admiralty number B 1568.71
ARLHS number FED-040
Managing agent WSA Hamburg[1]

Since November 29, 1984, the Blankenese High Lighthouse or known as Blankenese Lighthouse Upper, together with the Blankenese Low Lighthouse, forms a range of lights for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe. With 8,410 meters it is the longest range of the Unterelbe. The lighthouse is located in the Hamburg district of Blankenese.[2]

The 40-meters tall, white-and-red-striped concrete tower with a red steel lantern house was constructed in 1983.[3] It is located in Baurs Park on the Kanonenberg, approximately 1,340 meters from the front light. Inside it has a round staircase leading to the top.

The eleven-ton lantern house was assembled using a mobile crane. Because of its height, the tower has an obstacle lighting for air transport.

The lighthouse is remotely controlled by the Seemanshöft Pilot Centre.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Hamburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lighthouse Blankenese Upper". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Diagrams". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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