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 | |
| Location | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°27′42.6″N 4°34′28.6″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1878 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red brown tower and dome lantern, white lantern |
| Heritage | Rijksmonument  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1879 |
| Focal height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Intensity | white: 23,000 cd red: 5,500 cd |
| Range | white: 16 nautical miles (30 km) red: 13 nautical miles (24 km) |
| Characteristic | F 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.
Notes
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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