Location MaasvlakteNetherlands Construction concrete tower Height 66 m Province South Holland | Deactivated 2008 Focal height 67 metres (220 ft) Opened 1974 Year first constructed 1974 | |
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Tower shape octagonal prism tower with double gallery and rotating antenna on the top Markings / pattern black and yellow horizontal bands tower Similar Scheveningen Lighthouse, Noordwijk Lighthouse, Lighthouse Westhoofd, Den Oever Lighthouse, Hoge vuurtoren van IJmui | ||
Maasvlakte Light is an inactive lighthouse in Maasvlakte, an industrial area in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. At a height of 216 feet (66 m) it is the twelfth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the second tallest concrete lighthouse in the world and the tallest Dutch lighthouse.
Map of Vuurtoren aan de Maasvlakte, Europaweg, 3199 LC Maasvlakte Rotterdam, Netherlands
The lighthouse is located behind the dunes and sea dike protecting Europoort, on the south side of the mouth of the Maas. It marks the entrance to the Nieuwe Waterweg.
The light was first lit on September 19, 1974. The lens were transferred from the old Hoek van Holland High Light (the old rear range light) which was decommissioned in 1974. The light was deactivated on October 31, 2008, due to changes in the harbour reducing its usefulness. The radar antenna is still in service.
The tower has 295 steps.
The site is accessible, but the tower is closed to the public.