The lighthouse on Ameland was built in 1881, commissioned by King Willem III. The tower was designed by Quirinus Harder and was built by foundry Nering Bögel in Deventer. The individual segments were shipped to Ameland and placed on top of each other on site. The lighthouse is 55.3 meters high and has 15 floors. The staircase to the top has 236 steps, not including the steps to the top.
After World War II, a very weak emergency optic was temporarily placed on the tower. This gave the tower the name of twilight lamp. In 1952 this was replaced by an optic from the former lighthouse Westhoofd near Ouddorp. This light has a strength of 4,400,000 candelas.
In 1988, the old light house was replaced by a new one to carry a radar antenna. This old light house is now on the roof of the Maritime Centre Abraham Fock in Hollum.
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