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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.

Description

The Harlingen lighthouse is in the center of the Harlingen docks.Шаблон:Sfn The same site has been used for at least two earlier lighthouses.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:Sfn

The current lighthouse was designed by architect C. Jelsma and built between 1920 and 1922. The highest point is Шаблон:Convert above mean high water.Шаблон:Sfn The tower is square, built of stone and steel.Шаблон:Sfn The beacon has an Art Deco design.Шаблон:Sfn 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. Шаблон:Sfn

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.Шаблон:Sfn

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