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Alternative Lighthouse
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This tower was originally built in 1470 as a brick church tower of the St. Willibrord Church in the village of Westkapelle, peninsula Walcheren, Zeeland, The Netherlands.

The tower however was never completed by a spire. In 1817 the tower got a red-colored superstructure containing the lighthouse optics as the tower was adjacent to the North Sea. In 1832 the church was destroyed by a fire, but the tower remained intact so that it still functions as an alternative lighthouse up till now.

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::biffobear
09/15/15 8:53 PM GMT
Good angle on this one...R.
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::Ramad
09/15/15 9:12 PM GMT
Westkapelle is well known to me from the charts Cornelius. A nice capture of the lighthouse against the blue sky.
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::jerseygurl
09/15/15 9:29 PM GMT
Quite unusual and interesting capture Cornelius - at least someone had a great idea and put the tower to good use - Great Capture and informative narrative!!!!!!!!
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.susanlynn
09/15/15 9:31 PM GMT
A unique and beautiful structure, Mr. C. You've captured it nicely with the greenery in the foreground.
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::Jimbobedsel
09/15/15 9:33 PM GMT
The lighthouse looks fantastic. This one is quite different from others and has a unique look to it. It has a sort of majestic look to it. Beautifully done, Mr. C.
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.Dunstickin
09/16/15 7:28 AM GMT
I like the difference in the 'Old' and the 'Modern' look about this!..

Well captured for an intriguing position too!
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.GIGIBL
09/16/15 8:33 AM GMT
Great shot of the tower Cornelius very well captured.
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::luckyshot
09/16/15 12:58 AM GMT
Cornelius - No need to destroy a perfectly good gothic tower just because the adjacent church was burned - instead repurposed for a useful safety aid for seamen. The vertical format works well for this fine capture.
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.CDHale
09/16/15 3:56 PM GMT
What works, works. A very unusual lighthouse indeed.
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.icedancer
09/16/15 4:59 PM GMT
It's wonderful to see they are using the older structure instead of destroying it. Wonderful angle and composition, really like the lighting and wonderful green trees really showing off the tower
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::trixxie17
09/16/15 6:11 PM GMT
A most unusual lighthouse appearance but what a practical use for the old tower and well captured Mr. C. with the trees as natural framing.
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::tigger3
09/17/15 1:47 AM GMT
Oh what a neat way to make use of something,and you did a good job on the presentation. tigs=^..^=
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.Magicpic
09/19/15 1:58 PM GMT
What a great idea to transform the useless church tower to a useful lighthouse.Amazing capture,Cornelius.
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