Leuchtturm Staberhuk, Heritage lighthouse in Fehmarn, Germany.
Leuchtturm Staberhuk is a brick tower on Fehmarn island that rises 22.5 meters (74 feet) above the Baltic Sea. The structure displays a distinctive two-tone exterior where red bricks cover the western side, replacing originally damaged yellow masonry sections.
Work on the sturdy tower began in 1903, making it the oldest lighthouse on Fehmarn. Its massive construction was required to carry the cast-iron lantern and Fresnel lens taken from the old Heligoland lighthouse, dismantled in 1902. The lantern was transported from Heligoland and mounted on the new brick shaft.
The painter Ernst Ludwig Kirchner depicted the lighthouse during his stays on Fehmarn. The keeper's houses beside the tower are now private residences. The tower is a listed heritage monument of Schleswig-Holstein.
The lighthouse is reached from the mainland by bridge or ferry and can be viewed from the surrounding area since the island is relatively flat. Photography works best during sunrise or sunset when the different brick colors appear most distinct.
The lantern room holds the original belt lens made in 1870 for the English lighthouse on Heligoland, dismantled there in 1902. The lens is 2.41 metres tall with a focal length of 925 mm, and the cast-iron lantern, 2.5 metres high, was shipped to Fehmarn and mounted on the new tower.
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