Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden

The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden ("low lighthouse of IJmuiden") is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year. In 1909, the top three sections were moved to Vlieland where they serve as a separate lighthouse. In 1966 the lighthouse was moved slightly.

Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden
LocationIJmuiden, Netherlands
Coordinates52°27′42.6″N 4°34′28.6″E
Tower
Constructed1878
Constructioncast iron tower
Height24 metres (79 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred brown tower and dome lantern, white lantern
HeritageRijksmonument Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1879
Focal height31 metres (102 ft)
Intensitywhite: 23,000 cd
red: 5,500 cd
Rangewhite: 16 nautical miles (30 km)
red: 13 nautical miles (24 km)
CharacteristicF WR
Netherlands no.NL-1330[1]

Together with the Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden, the 24-metre high lighthouse forms a pair of leading lights marking the IJgeul (the entrance on the North Sea to the North Sea Canal). The lighthouse now has five storeys and 88 steps; it is unmanned and not open for visitors. Since 1981 it is a Rijksmonument.

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