The Marken Horse, Lighthouse Het Paard van Marken by Hedepo

Photography • Historical • posted on Mar 17, 2008

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The Marken Horse = Lighthouse (= Het Paard van Marken, vuurtoren) The first lighthouse (a fire place) was build in 1700 on this spot. Gradually extended and side-buildings have been constructed. The lighthouse tower is build in 1839, approximately 50 feet tall, and the light can reach approximately 1 mile. The Marken Horse is located on a little dike at the east end of the Island. Until a few years ago people where living in the lighthouse, but its nowadays used by the research / monitoring organization. The main tread for the light house has been ice, gradually landing at this part of the island and creating heaps of ice 15 feet tall and very powerful. In 1971 the ice moved the lighthouse by 1 or 2 inches!! The last time I have seen the ice landing at this point and creating mountains of ice was in 1991, a spectacular view accompanied by a very special, freighting noise!! The visibility on this day was very, very high, well over 20miles, At the Horizon you can the other side of the lake!! The Island Marken is surrounded by this type of dike. Without taking photo’s, you can make the walk along this dike in approx. 2 hours, we are now heading for the light-house! By-the-way, typical Dutch, you can take the bike and can go much faster round the Island!! The Marken peninsula is situated 20 km. north of Amsterdam in The Waterland region of Holland . This beautiful fishing village painted in full traditional colours offers you a fascinating insight into Dutch history, dating back to the 12th century. The wooden houses and architecture that form Marken are packed tightly together on earth mounds. Previous flooding of the area due to dike failures has forced the inhabitants of Marken to construct huge earth mounds in the bid to build on higher ground. The dike that attaches Marken to the mainland was finally finished in 1957. The Island Marken was before 1932 in the “ZuiderSea”. A dike (the “afsluitdijk”; 20 miles long) was constructed and in 1932 the Zuidersea was turned into the IJssellake which turned over the years from saltwater into freshwater. The whole eco-system had to change as well. Have a very nice week And thanks for you time viewing!! Henk

Comments (28)

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G_Mansco

10:03AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Thanks for your info! I like the perspective here, wonderufl sense of depth ;O)

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bentchick

10:08AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Makes me want to stroll right on down that beach! Excellent POV!!!

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mairekas

10:14AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Great image and wonderful view!

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TwoPynts

10:15AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Superb depth here, great capture. Thanks for all of the info!

MrsLubner

10:16AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Stunning and the composition is just awesome!

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durleybeachbum

10:34AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

beautiful and fascinating!

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mizoli

11:36AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Beautiful capture!

lanemtripp

11:42AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

this is killer!

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Meisiekind

12:19PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Stunning compo and presentation Henk. Excellent shot. xx

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RocksLady

12:46PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Beautiful Pic!! Greeting Rocksy HAPPY ST PATRICK's DAY :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

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artaddict2

1:28PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Stunning POV and composition. Thanks also for a great narrative, well done!

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finealine

1:46PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Beautyful sea! Greetz Christina www.model-fine.de/ Rock Banana

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Cosine

3:25PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Another beautiful and serene shot, Henk. I'm enjoying this tour very much.

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redchilicat

3:48PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Gorgeous scene and fantastic POV!

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Marcel-P

4:04PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Thanks for the info and for sharing this beautiful photo!

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slawa

4:37PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

tranquil and beautiful

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GiMi53

4:43PM | Mon, 17 March 2008

Beautiful shot, so quiet... your image is very well composed and as always, well presented, Henk ! There is a new inhabitant in Marcken... Sam, born on 29 February, son of Sijmen & Chanel !