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{{short description|Lighthouse in Hamburg, Germany}}
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| name = Blankenese High Lighthouse<br />''Blankenese Oberfeuer''
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| location = [[Blankenese]], [[Hamburg]]
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'''Blankenese High Lighthouse''' (also known as ''Blankenese Upper Lighthouse'') is a [[lighthouse]] on the river [[Elbe]] in the Hamburg district of Blankenese. It has been operational since 1984 and is scheduled to be replaced in 2020.
'''Blankenese High Lighthouse''' (also known as ''Blankenese Upper Lighthouse'') was a [[lighthouse]] on the river [[Elbe]] in the Hamburg district of Blankenese, from 1984 to 2020.


== Description ==
== Description ==
Blankenese High Lighthouse and [[Blankenese Low Lighthouse]] form a [[Leading lights|range of lights]] for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe. With a range of 8.4 kilometers, they have the longest range on the [[Unterelbe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=99476 |title=Lighthouse Blankenese Upper |work=Skyscraperpage.com |accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref>
Blankenese High Lighthouse and [[Blankenese Low Lighthouse]] form a [[Leading lights|range of lights]] for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe. With a range of 8.4 kilometers, they have the longest range on the [[Unterelbe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=99476 |title=Lighthouse Blankenese Upper |work=Skyscraperpage.com |accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref>


The Blankenese High Lighthouse is 40-meters tall, white-and-red-striped concrete tower with a red steel lantern house was constructed in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=68977319 |title=Diagrams |work=Skyscraperpage.com |accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> It is located in ''Baurs Park'' on the ''Kanonenberg'', approximately 1,340 meters from the low light. Inside it has a round staircase leading to the top. Because of its height, the tower has an [[Beacon|obstacle lighting]] for air transport.
The Blankenese High Lighthouse was 40-meters tall, white-and-red-striped concrete tower with a red steel lantern house was constructed in 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=68977319 |title=Diagrams |work=Skyscraperpage.com |accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> It is located in ''Baurs Park'' on the ''Kanonenberg'', approximately 1,340 meters from the low light. Inside it has a round staircase leading to the top. Because of its height, the tower has an [[Beacon|obstacle lighting]] for air transport.


Construction began in 1983. The eleven-ton lantern house was assembled using a mobile crane. The range of lights went operational on 29 November 1984.
The eleven-ton lantern house was assembled using a mobile crane. The range of lights went operational on 29 November 1984.


The lighthouse is remotely controlled by the ''Seemanshöft Pilot Centre.''
The lighthouse was remotely controlled by the ''Seemanshöft Pilot Centre.''


=== Replacement ===
=== Replacement ===
Due to adjustments to the Elbe fairway, both the High and the Low Lighthouses are scheduled to be replaced to a similar 62.25 m high at Mühlenberg and demolished.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/elbvororte/article215629913/Neuer-Leuchtturm-in-Blankenese-ein-Riese.html|title=Blankenese erhält Deutschlands vierthöchsten Leuchtturm|last=Meyer-Odewald|first=Jens|date=2018-10-23|website=www.abendblatt.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/altona/article108436026/Blankeneser-Leuchttuerme-werden-abgerissen.html|title=Blankeneser Leuchttürme werden abgerissen|last=Braun|first=Ralf Nehmzow und Carina|date=2012-07-23|website=www.abendblatt.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamburg-port-authority.de/en/themenseiten/new-lighthouses-for-blankenese/|title=New lighthouses for Blankenese|website=www.hamburg-port-authority.de|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>
Due to adjustments to the Elbe fairway, both the High and the Low Lighthouses were replaced to a similar 62.25 m high at Mühlenberg and demolished.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/elbvororte/article215629913/Neuer-Leuchtturm-in-Blankenese-ein-Riese.html|title=Blankenese erhält Deutschlands vierthöchsten Leuchtturm|last=Meyer-Odewald|first=Jens|date=2018-10-23|website=www.abendblatt.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/altona/article108436026/Blankeneser-Leuchttuerme-werden-abgerissen.html|title=Blankeneser Leuchttürme werden abgerissen|last=Braun|first=Ralf Nehmzow und Carina|date=2012-07-23|website=www.abendblatt.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hamburg-port-authority.de/en/themenseiten/new-lighthouses-for-blankenese/|title=New lighthouses for Blankenese|website=www.hamburg-port-authority.de|language=en|access-date=2019-05-13}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Lighthouse Digest|4670}}
* {{Lighthouse Digest|4670}}
* [http://leuchtturm-atlas.de/HTML/BlankeT.html Data and images at leuchtturm-atlas.de] {{de icon}}
* [http://leuchtturm-atlas.de/HTML/BlankeT.html Data and images at leuchtturm-atlas.de] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.leuchtturm-web.de/blankenese.htm Data at leuchtturm-web.de] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.leuchtturm-web.de/blankenese.htm Data at leuchtturm-web.de] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.leuchttuerme.net/index.php?nav=1000169&lang=1&id=164&action=portrait Description at leuchttuerme.net] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.leuchttuerme.net/index.php?nav=1000169&lang=1&id=164&action=portrait Description at leuchttuerme.net] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://home.arcor.de/werclast/BLANKENE.HTM Images and description] {{de icon}}
* [http://home.arcor.de/werclast/BLANKENE.HTM Images and description] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701151509/http://home.arcor.de/werclast/BLANKENE.HTM |date=1 July 2015 }} {{in lang|de}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses in Hamburg]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Hamburg]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Altona, Hamburg]]
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 13 August 2023

Blankenese High Lighthouse
Blankenese Oberfeuer
Map
LocationBlankenese, Hamburg
Coordinates53°33′21.5″N 09°48′58.6″E / 53.555972°N 9.816278°E / 53.555972; 9.816278
Tower
Constructed1984
Constructionreinforced concrete
Height40 metres (130 ft), height of light 39 metres (128 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with inverted conical at the summit
Markingswhite tower with two horizontal red bands, red summit
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorWSA Hamburg[1]
Light
Deactivated2020
Focal height84 metres (276 ft)
Lenselectric
Intensity16 Mcd
Range8,410 metres (4.54 nmi)
Characteristicwhite light 2s on, 2s off, synchronized with the front light

Blankenese High Lighthouse (also known as Blankenese Upper Lighthouse) was a lighthouse on the river Elbe in the Hamburg district of Blankenese, from 1984 to 2020.

Description

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Blankenese High Lighthouse and Blankenese Low Lighthouse form a range of lights for ships sailing upriver on the Elbe. With a range of 8.4 kilometers, they have the longest range on the Unterelbe.[2]

The Blankenese High Lighthouse was 40-meters tall, white-and-red-striped concrete tower with a red steel lantern house was constructed in 1983.[3] It is located in Baurs Park on the Kanonenberg, approximately 1,340 meters from the low light. Inside it has a round staircase leading to the top. Because of its height, the tower has an obstacle lighting for air transport.

The eleven-ton lantern house was assembled using a mobile crane. The range of lights went operational on 29 November 1984.

The lighthouse was remotely controlled by the Seemanshöft Pilot Centre.

Replacement

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Due to adjustments to the Elbe fairway, both the High and the Low Lighthouses were replaced to a similar 62.25 m high at Mühlenberg and demolished.[4][5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Hamburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Lighthouse Blankenese Upper". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Diagrams". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ^ Meyer-Odewald, Jens (23 October 2018). "Blankenese erhält Deutschlands vierthöchsten Leuchtturm". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ Braun, Ralf Nehmzow und Carina (23 July 2012). "Blankeneser Leuchttürme werden abgerissen". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ "New lighthouses for Blankenese". www.hamburg-port-authority.de. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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