Double Portrait The Marken Horse (= Lighthouse) by Hedepo

Photography • Scenic • posted on Mar 18, 2008

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Double Portrait The Marken Horse (= Lighthouse) Due to a gate I could not come closer, normally not a real problem for me ……. But the big dog made me decide to stay on the right side of the gate!! 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 day And thanks for you time viewing!! Henk