Paard van Marken | |
Coordinates: | 52.4598°N 5.1391°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1700 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1839 (current) |
Construction: | brick tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white tower and lantern, red lantern dome |
Height: | 15.5m (50.9feet) |
Focalheight: | 16m (52feet) |
Intensity: | 4,400,000 cd |
Range: | 9nmi |
Characteristic: | white light occulting once every 8 s. |
Country: | Netherlands |
Countrynumber: | NL-1684[1] |
Countrylink: | http://www.vuurtorens.net/ |
The Paard van Marken (en|Horse of Marken) is a lighthouse on the Dutch peninsula Marken, on the IJsselmeer. It was built in 1839 by J. Valk. A primitive lighthouse had been on the location since the early 18th century; the current lighthouse has been a listed building (Rijksmonument) since 1970.
The lighthouse is inhabited and thus cannot be visited.