Pharos of Alexandria Lighthouses Building Types
Pharos of Alexandria Lighthouses Building Types
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria is believed to have been constructed around 285 BC. A tower of over 100 metres tall, it stood on the tip of Pharos Island in the harbor of Alexandria in Egypt.
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The Great Pharos Lighthouse - Account of the findings of an expedition to discover the lighthouse, along with its history and conjectures on its interior design, by Lee Krystek in his Museum of Unnatural Mystery.
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Underwater Archaeological Investigation of the Pharos - A Franco-Egyptian team inspected the submerged ruins of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria in 1994-1998. An illustrated, scholarly report hosted by UNESCO.
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Pharos Sculpture Recovered - Reprint of news brief from the Archaeological Institute of America, along with an illustration from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.
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The Pharos of Alexandria - Illustrated history by Colin Clement of the ancient Egyptian lighthouse built c.290 BC and destroyed in the 14th century. Part of the Hellenic Alexandria site.
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The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria - Image and description from CNN.
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Pharos Lighthouse - Provides technical data and chronology.
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