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sander155
Oct 3, 2007, 3:13 PM
City Request Form

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City Name: Schiermonnikoog
Native Name:
State/Province: Groningen
Country: Netherlands
Population: 982
Population Source & Year: January 2006 ( Centraal bureau voor de Statistiek ) www.cbs.nl
About the City; Schiermonnikoog is the least densely populated manucuaplly in the Netherlands. The main source of income on Schiermonnikoog is tourism, there are 15 hotels and a lot of vacation houses / apartments.
Tourists are not allowed to bring their cars with them on the ferry ( cars are not allowed on the island ) The most common form of transport is by bicycle, people come here because of the silence and fresh air.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiermonnikoog )
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Building Request Form
( Drawing available )
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Official sources: http://www.vuurtorens.net/inhoud.asp?inhoud=nl:object:specificaties:0:290
Unofficial sources: http://www.goverdina.nl/vuurtoren1.html

Building Name: Vuurtoren Schiermonnikoog
Native Name:
Other Names: Noordertoren
Address: Vuurtorenpad
City: Schiermonnikoog
Postal Code: 9166
State/Province: Groningen
Country: Netherlands
Official Building Website URL: http://www.schierweb.nl/26.htm
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: H.G. Jansen e.a.
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):
- You can reach the top floor by the 153-step staircase.
- Ships can see the light from a distance of 28 Sea miles (52 kilometre)
- In the summer of 1998, they painted the tower red

Heights--
- antenna:
- spire:
- roof: 44 meter
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1853
- finished: 1854
- destroyed:

Above ground floors: 9
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count:

Structure Type(s): Lighthouse
Building Use(s): Communication
Building Style(s): Old
Building Materials: Brick, Nature stone
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sander155
Oct 3, 2007, 3:14 PM
Building Request Form

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Official sources: http://www.vuurtorens.net/inhoud.asp?inhoud=nl:object:specificaties:0:192
Unofficial sources: http://www.trabas.de/bilder/band_b/gross/B0755.jpg

Building Name: Lichtopstand Scheveningen Wandelpier
Native Name:
Other Names: Toren ‘de Pier’
Address: De pier
City: The hague
Postal Code: 2586
State/Province: Zuid-Holland
Country: Netherlands
Official Building Website URL: http://www.pier.nl/index.php?pageid=7
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.info) URL:
Architect: Maaskant, Dijk & Apon
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words):

Heights--
- antenna:
- spire: 60 meter ( bungee-jump crane )
- roof: 44 meter
- top floor:
- other heights:

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Canceled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1959
- finished: 1961
- destroyed:

Above ground floors:
Below ground floors:
Floor-to-floor height:
Gross Floor area:
Elevator count:
Unit count:

Structure Type(s): Lighthouse / Vertical ride / Tower
Building Use(s): Observation / Restaurant / Entertainment / communication
Building Style(s): Old
Building Materials: Concrete, Steel
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Tim B
Nov 16, 2007, 12:51 PM
Done

(Schiermonnikoog is een Fries Eiland geen Gronings, Groningen heeft alleen wat zandplaten :) )