Blankenese Low Lighthouse

Blankenese Low

Lighthouse with Orion Leader NYK Line Vehicle Carrier
Location Blankenese, Hamburg
Coordinates 53°33′27.80″N 09°47′44.66″E / 53.5577222°N 9.7957389°E / 53.5577222; 9.7957389Coordinates: 53°33′27.80″N 09°47′44.66″E / 53.5577222°N 9.7957389°E / 53.5577222; 9.7957389
Year first constructed 1984
Year first lit since 29. November 1984
Construction Reinforced concrete
Tower shape Cylinder Tower, 2 Signals lamps
Markings / pattern White and Red
Height 42 metres (138 ft)
Focal height 41 metres (135 ft), height of light
Original lens electric
Intensity 13 Mcd
Range 8,410 metres (4.54 nmi)
Characteristic Glt. W 4s (Equal Light, White, 4 Seconds)
Admiralty number B 1568.7

The Blankenese Low Lighthouse forms since November 29, 1984 together with the Lighthouse High Blankenese a range of lights for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe, with 8,410 meters, the longest at the Unterelbe, at the Hamburg district Blankenese.[1] Their plan accompanied the early 1980s of large protests by the population, even fought in court. As "light asparagus" on the "rocket launcher", it was quoted in a book "Fire at German coasts", the Hamburg newspapers of that era and the "lighthouse as a thorn in the flesh of Blankeneser". It has Love lock.

The 42 meter high, red and white striped concrete tower with white steel lantern house was built in 1984. The column has 12 Portholes to river and 2 behind and the lantern house has another 6. It stands in the Elbe, approximately 1,340 meters from the rear light, and is on a circa 30 meters long Platform, stack reached. On the base of the Tower has a 2 level staircase Deck, which is 5 m high, 2.5 m each floor in a trapezoid Steel frame form section with an Octagon plant design. [2] The tower itself works as a sun clock pointer to the people seating at its shadow side concrete banks around a tree. Inside it has a helix staircase driving to the top. There is not a seating place at the top of the Platform, only at the bottom, which by high Tide sometimes get washed. At the third floor, it has a door with a plate showing the function of the Structure. However due Graffiti this is covered to see. The concrete foundation was established using a caisson with an average of 5 m inside water different Tide between maximum high and lowest one. It weighs over 700 tons and reaches 10 meters below the water surface. The 11 ton lantern house was assembled with the help of a floating crane. The lighthouse is remotely controlled by the Seemanshöft Pilot Centre and belongs to the Hamburg Port Authority.

Lower Platform
Diagram Dimensions
Lighthouse Low Tide Rule of 7 m NN
Lighthouse Tower seen from bottom

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References

  1. ↑ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=99475 | Description of the Lighthouse Structure
  2. ↑ http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=68977319 | Structure

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