It was damaged by three earthquakes. After the last earthquake it was abandoned and fell to ruins. This allowed sailors to see the beam at night.
The smoke from the fire was important during the day as it guided sailors during the day. Both the beam of light and the smoke could be seen as far as miles away. The second is the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and the Lighthouse of Alexandria was the third longest to survive.
In the last the lighthouse's remaining stone was used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay by the sultan of Egypt Qaitbay. The citadel was built on the same island where the lighthouse once stood. Julius Caesar mentions the Lighthouse of Alexandria in his writings.
Today the city of Alexandria uses the symbol of the lighthouse on the flag of the Alexandria Governorate as well as on their seal. It also appears on the seal of Alexandria University. It is located on a narrow spit of land with the Mediterranean Sea to the north and Lake Mariut to the south.
Due to the high quality of its architectural design, it was one of the longest standing Wonders. After the earthquakes had turned the lighthouse into a pile of rubble, much of the stone was used to build a citadel in the same spot. Founded around 8th century BC, well before the foundation of Alexandria in BC, it is believed Heracleion served as the obligatory port of entry to Egypt for all ships coming from the Greek world. Lighthouses were designed to help ships navigate the dangers of the sea.
A man-made North Star guiding sailors through the darkness and storms, lighthouses give us a false sense of security to cling to as we faces the unknown. Wonder defines us as human beings. These, instead, are seven wonders for our time. A lighthouse is a tower topped with a very bright light called a beacon.
The beacon is used by sailors to help guide their ship at night. Lighthouses come in all shapes and sizes. They are usually located on the coast, on islands, or in the middle of busy harbors. The city grew from a small port town to become the grandest and most important metropolis in ancient Egypt. The lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world , the most recent. It is a tall lighthouse made of stone, with characteristic architecture and whose remains are currently in the port of Alexandria.
A lighthouse. Origin of pharos. Latin from Greek after Pharos , a peninsula, formerly an island, in the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt, and site of an ancient lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Alexandria Alexandria?????????? Egyptian Arabic?????????? Lighthouse of Alexandria Reviews It is a lovely place for a stroll or to enjoy the area sitting seaside. Breathtaking location with lots of restaurants around is a famous spot for tourists. Some of its blocks were taken and used to build a castle for the sultan of Egypt; others fell into the ocean.
In , French archeologist Jean Yves Empereur , of the French National Research Center, investigated the harbor of Alexandria and found at least a few of these blocks still in the water.
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