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

Harlingen Lighthouse
Vuurtoren van Harlingen

Harlingen Lighthouse
Location	Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
Coordinates	53.173844°N 5.41181°E / 53.173844; 5.41181
Tower
Constructed	1920-1922
Construction	brick and concrete
Height	24 metres (79 ft)
Shape	square tower with gallery and lantern
Markings	white tower, black dome lantern and red reel
Operator	Vuurtoren van Harlingen[1]
Heritage	Rijksmonument
Light
First lit	1922
Deactivated	1998

Description

The Harlingen lighthouse is in the center of the Harlingen docks.[2] The same site has been used for at least two earlier lighthouses.[3] 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.[4]

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.[3] The tower is square, built of stone and steel.[4] The beacon has an Art Deco design.[2] 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. [3]

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.[3]

Gallery

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See also

• List of lighthouses in the Netherlands

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