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Vuurtoren 't Hoge Licht

Zuidstraat 1 (Westkapelle)
Veere Netherlands

Status:
built
Construction Dates
  Began1470
  Finished1818
Floor Count7
Building Uses
 - lighthouse
Structural Types
 - tower

 Heights ValueSource / Comments 
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Description
Architect: J. Valk

• Ships can see the light from a distance of 28 Sea miles (52 kilometres).

• The top floor can be reached by a 197-step staircase.

• The lighthouse was built on top of a destroyed church tower (built in the 15th century).

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Zuidstraat 1 (Westkapelle)
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