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 | |
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| Location | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 52°27′42.6″N 4°34′28.6″E |
| Year first constructed | 1878 |
| Year first lit | 1879 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | red brown tower and dome lantern, white lantern |
| Tower height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| 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 |
| Admiralty number | B0766 |
| NGA number | 9792 |
| ARLHS number | NET-047 |
| Netherlands number | NL-1330[1] |
| Heritage | Rijksmonument  |
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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