Westerlichttoren
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The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede, Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk, it was built in 1837. At 47 m (154 ft) above ground and a light stand at 58 m (190 ft) above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- lighthouse
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Schouwen-Duiveland
- Location
- Haamstede
- Image
- Westerlichttoren.JPG
- Height
- 50
- Has parts of class
- tread
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- Commons category
- Westerlichttoren
- heritage designation
- Rijksmonument
- focal height
- 58
- light characteristic
- Fl.(2+1) W 15s
- lighthouse range
- 30
- floors above ground
- 2
- inception
- 1840-00-00
- postal code
- 4328KG
- street address
- Vuurtoren 1, 4328 KG Burgh-Haamstede
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The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede, Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk, it was built in 1837. At 47 m (154 ft) above ground and a light stand at 58 m (190 ft) above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands.
The lighthouse is built in brick and iron, the walls are 2.4 m thick at the bottom, tapering upward. It is painted in a red-and-white spiral. A stair of 226 steps, in stone and partially in iron, leads to the top. The lighthouse is unattended.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Westerlichttoren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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