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Lighthouses - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2007 - 45 Euro Cent

Designer: Prof. Johannes Graf

Lighthouses - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 2007 - 45 Euro Cent


Theme: Architecture
CountryGermany / Federal Republic of Germany
Issue Date2007
Face Value45.00 
PerforationK 13 3/4
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number2485
Chronological ChapterGER-BRD
SID500368
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The lighthouse Bremerhaven was built in 1855, making it the oldest mainland lighthouse on the North Sea coast. Already in 1827, the settlement Bremerhaven was founded because of the increasing silting of the Weser as a Bremen outpost. As the transatlantic shipping traffic increased steadily, the port facilities had to be enlarged soon. The sailors demanded a better nightly control possibility, and so the architect Simon Loschen from Bremen was commissioned with the planning of a beacon. He designed a tower in the style of North German brick Gothic. At the lock between the Weser and the New Harbor, a 40-meter-high brick building was created, reminiscent of a church tower. On his head he wears a glazed steel lantern with a beacon. Officially, the tower is called "Bremerhaven Oberfeuer" in its nautical function. The landmark of Bremerhaven is known in the population but as "Simon Loschen tower" or shortly as "Loschenturm". Since 1984 he is a listed building.

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The lighthouse Bremerhaven was built in 1855, making it the oldest mainland lighthouse on the North Sea coast. Already in 1827, the settlement Bremerhaven was founded because of the increasing silting of the Weser as a Bremen outpost. As the transatlantic shipping traffic increased steadily, the port facilities had to be enlarged soon. The sailors demanded a better nightly control possibility, and so the architect Simon Loschen from Bremen was commissioned with the planning of a beacon. He designed a tower in the style of North German brick Gothic. At the lock between the Weser and the New Harbor, a 40-meter-high brick building was created, reminiscent of a church tower. On his head he wears a glazed steel lantern with a beacon. Officially, the tower is called "Bremerhaven Oberfeuer" in its nautical function. The landmark of Bremerhaven is known in the population but as "Simon Loschen tower" or shortly as "Loschenturm". Since 1984 he is a listed building..