Borkum Great Light (from german: Borkum Großer Leuchtturm, "Borkum greater lighthouse"), also known as Borkum Neuer Light (''Neuer Leuchtturm'', "new lighthouse"), is an active
lighthouse on the island of
Borkum,
Leer district
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,
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of
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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. At a height of it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,
as well as the third tallest brick lighthouse in the world. The lighthouse is located at the west side of the Borkum Island. It is the
landfall
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light for the
Ems estuary and the port of
Emden, serving also as a day mark.
This lighthouse also bears a directional continuous light at a height of to three different directions with the colors white, red and green.
The tower was built in the summer of 1879 in a record time of six months, following a fire at the old lighthouse.
The site is open, and the tower is open to the public daily April through October and on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons November through March.
See also
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List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany
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List of tallest lighthouses in the world
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Lighthouses completed in 1879
Lighthouses in Lower Saxony
Buildings and structures in Leer (district)
Borkum
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