The horse of Marken, lighthouse in the Netherlands by Gert Hilbink

About "The horse of Marken, lighthouse in the Netherlands"

by Gert Hilbink

About the artwork

The Marken Lighthouse, popularly known as the Horse of Marken, was designed by Jan Valk and built in 1839 and stands on the eastern tip of the island of Marken. The lighthouse has a light height of 16 meters and a light range of 9 nautical miles. The light keeper's house next to the tower is occupied. The buildings have been a national monument since 1970. The first tower on Marken was built in 1700 and was square. It was one of three lighthouses near Marken, De Ven and Hoek van 't IJ which were decided upon in 1699 to mark the route from the Wadden Sea to Amsterdam. The towers were equipped with oil lamps designed by Jan van der Heyden.
In 1839 the square stone tower was replaced by a round iron one. The old foundation was used. Later, a brick building with a house and storage room was built on top of the lighthouse, which gave rise to the characteristic shape. In 1884 the tower got a fog bell. The hammers of this were driven by a clockwork with drop weight. In 1919, the fog bell was replaced by a foghorn, for which a machine room was built between the lighthouse and the house. The light house on the tower, which dated from 1901 was replaced in 1993. The old light house is now on the grounds of the Royal Dutch Lifeboat Company near the port of Marken.
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