Blankenese High Lighthouse


Blankenese High 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.

Description

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.
The Blankenese High Lighthouse is 40-meters tall, white-and-red-striped concrete tower with a red steel lantern house was constructed in 1983. 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.
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 lighthouse is remotely controlled by the Seemanshöft Pilot Centre.

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.