Leuchtturm Norddorf, Maritime beacon in Norddorf, Germany.
Leuchtturm Norddorf is a cast iron lighthouse standing about 28 feet (8.4 m) tall at the eastern edge of the Kniepsand sandbar on the island of Amrum. It is topped with a steel lantern and a copper roof, built to guide vessels along this stretch of the North Sea coast.
The tower was put into service in 1906, initially powered by gas. It was converted to electricity in the 1930s, as part of a wider modernization of coastal navigation along the German North Sea shore.
The lighthouse carries Art Nouveau details that were fashionable in German coastal construction around the turn of the 20th century. The cast iron curves give the tower a decorative quality that stands out against the flat, sandy landscape around it.
The lighthouse can be viewed from the outside and is reachable on foot from the village of Norddorf. The open dune setting means there are no obstructions, so the tower is easy to see and photograph from any angle.
At the western base of the dune, a small gas bunker was used to store fuel for the original light, and it is still there today. It is easy to walk past without noticing it, yet it is as old as the tower itself.
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