Leuchtturm Roter Sand

There he stands, six miles northeast of the island Wangerooge in the middle of the North Sea. The black-white-red structure is rightly regarded as the beacon of all lighthouses.

The lighthouse Roter Sand is a standing, historic building on the monument under open sea in the Outer. Today, a jewel of architecture in the past he played near return of the sailors, but also leave the home continent of emigrants.

The tower has a total height including the sea-ground standing foundations of 52.5 m. At low m, the tower rises above the sea level 30.7.

The base of the foundation is more than 1 m high water washed over with. Ships, two dolphins in front of the tower to fix.

The steel structure consists of five floors with staircases foreclosed. Facilities are basic. The extent possible, historic furniture and objects left or been acquired. Since 1999, tourists can visit the tower and to stay even.