Engraving of the Pharos of Alexandria by Fischer von Erlach

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Engraving of the Pharos of Alexandria by Fischer von Erlach

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Photographer:		Philip de Bay
Creator Name:		Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
Date Created:		ca. 1721

Pharos of Alexandria by Maerten van Heemskerck

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Pharos of Alexandria by Maerten van Heemskerck

Illustration of Pharos of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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Location Information:		Alexandria, Egypt

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Lighthouse of Alexandria

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Illustration of Reconstruction of Lighthouse of Alexandria by Harold Oakley

A book illustration from 1920.

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Lighthouse of Alexandria

Lighthouse of Alexandria
A drawing of the lighthouse by German archaeologist Prof. H. Thiersch (1909).
Location:	Pharos, Alexandria, Egypt
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	31°12′51″N 29°53′06″E / 31.21417°N 29.885°E / 31.21417; 29.885
Deactivated:	1303/1323
Foundation:	Stone
Construction:	Masonry
Height:	115–200 m (380–660 ft)
Range:	56 km (35 mi)

(The Lighthouse of Alexandria in the "Window of the World" Cultural Park in Changsha, China, 2005).
The Lighthouse of Alexandria (or The Pharos of Alexandria, Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας) was a tower built in the 3rd century BC (between 285 and 247 BC) on the island of Pharos in Alexandria, Egypt to serve as that port's landmark, and later, its lighthouse. With a height variously estimated at between 115 and 200 m (380 and 660 ft) it was among the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries, and was identified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Antipater of Sidon. It may have been the third tallest building after the two Great Pyramids (of Khufu and Khafra) for its entire life. Some scholars estimate that would make the tower the tallest building up to the 14th century. (from en.wikipedia.org)
The lighthouse after two currencies issued in Alexandria under Antoninus Pius and Commodus.