Brandaris

The Brandaris is a lighthouse on the Dutch Wadden Sea island Terschelling, in Friesland.

It is the oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands, listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35032 and rated with a very high historical value.

[2] The first tower was built in 1323 to guide ships on their way to Amsterdam, through the Zuiderzee, the narrow opening between Vlieland and Terschelling.

In 1592 the construction of a new tower was started, but it collapsed before it was finished because bad building materials had been used.

Brandaris is the oldest preserved tower specifically built as a lighthouse in the Netherlands.