The Lighthouse of Alexandria2009-08-27 00:00:00in
the Third Century BC and completed by his son, Ptolemy Philadelphos, on
the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt.
With an estimated height of 380 to 660 feet,
the Lighthouse of Alexandria was one of
the Seven Wonders of
the World, along with
the Colossus of Rhodes and
the Mausoleum of Mausollos.Background
Pharos was a small island just off
the coast of Egypt, near
the...