Lighthouses at Cape Arkona on Rügen

Schinkel Tower at Cape Arkona (right)
Location: Cape Arkona at the northern tip of the island of Rügen
Construction: 1826/27
Material: Brick
Height: 22.5 metres
Former range: 14.8 km (8 nautical miles)
Special features: Decommissioned in 1905; today it houses a maritime museum and registry office. Visitors can climb to the viewing platform. The design is attributed to Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

New Lighthouse at Arkona (left)
Location: Cape Arkona at the northern tip of the island of Rügen
Construction: 1902–1905
Material: Clinker brick
Height: 35 metres
Range: 40.7 km (22 nautical miles)
Special feature: Visitors can climb to the viewing platform; in good visibility, the view extends as far as the Danish island of Møn