Lichthoose o Alexandria
The Lichthoose o Alexandria, sometimes cried the Pharos o Alexandria (Auncient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας), wis a lichthoose biggit bi the Ptolemaic Kinrick atween 280 an 247 BC which was atween 393 an 450 ft (120 an 137 m) taw. Ane o the Seiven Wunners o the Auncient Warld, it wis ane o the tawest man-made structurs in the warld for mony centuries. Badly damaged bi three yirdquauks atween AD 956 an 1323, it then acame an abandoned ruin.
Drawin bi archaeologist Hermann Thiersch (1909) | |
Location | Pharos, Alexandria, Egyp |
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Coordinates | 31°12′50″N 29°53′08″E / 31.21389°N 29.88556°E 29°53′08″E / 31.21389°N 29.88556°E |
Year first constructit | c. 280 BC |
Deactivatit | 1303/1323 |
Foondation | Stone |
Construction | Masonry |
Touer shape | Square (ablo), octagonal (middle) an circular (tap) |
Hicht | 393–450 ft (120–137 m) |
Range | 47 km (29 mi) |
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