Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
The J.C.J. van Speijk Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the North Sea coast near Egmond aan Zee in the municipality of Bergen North Holland in the Netherlands. The foundation of the lighthouse shaped like a tomb is the official Dutch memorial to Jan van Speyk a hero to the Dutch people.The treacherous sea near Egmond necessitated the construction of two lighthouses which were built in 1833. The northside of the light is red to warn for dangerous shallows near the coast north of Egmond.
