Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

The hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden ("high 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.

Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Location	IJmuiden, Netherlands
Coordinates	52°27′39″N 4°34′58″E
Tower
Constructed	1878
Construction	Cast iron
Height	43 metres (141 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	tower reddish brown and white lantern
Heritage	Rijksmonument
Light
First lit	February 1878
Focal height	53 metres (174 ft)
Lens	two 4th order Fresnel lenses
Intensity	3,500,000 cd
Range	29 nautical miles (54 km)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.
Netherlands no.	NL-1332

Together with the Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden, the 35-meter high lighthouse forms a pair of leading lights marking the IJgeul (the entrance on the North Sea to the North Sea Canal). The lighthouse has 159 steps; it is unmanned and not open for visitors.

See also

• List of lighthouses in the Netherlands
• Cast-iron architecture