Cold ether, heavy air, screaming sounds, hidden details, vague outlines, soft shadows, bright beacons - this is how you can describe the nature of Emden and East Frisia, when the fog engulfs the city. But the invariably bright point that completes the line of piers is the lighthouse on the western pier of Port Arthur-Transvaal.
After the construction of the west mole in 1899/1900 at the Emden outer harbor, an octagonal lantern was erected on a 3 m high sandstone base as a mole light. Windows are installed in the upper area of five of the eight side walls. The small light tower made the harbor entrance visible from afar.
During the Second World War the tower was dismantled in order to get a clear field of fire for the harbor defenses. The lighthouse was rebuilt as early as autumn 1946.
In 1982 the lighthouse was extensively renovated and received a new lantern house with slanted windows.
The new octagonal lighthouse with a gallery has been given a striking bright red coat of paint. The lantern house is illuminated at night. The lighthouse is only accessible from the water as it is located on an inaccessible industrial site.
