Zuidertoren
Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands
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The Zuidertoren is a cast-iron lighthouse and water tower built in 1854 on Schiermonnikoog, an island in the Netherlands. Designed by Herman Guillaume Jansen, the structure rises 35 meters and exemplifies mid-nineteenth-century industrial engineering through its iron construction. Recognized as a Rijksmonument, it stands as a protected heritage site reflecting the maritime infrastructure essential to the Dutch coastal landscape.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse, water tower
- Materials
- cast iron
- Heritage
- Rijksmonument
- Height
- 35 m
- Place
- Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands
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