Sunday, December 17, 2017

Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as Pharos of Alexandria, was located in Egypt. The lighthouse was built from 280 to 247 BC. Building's height was more than 100 metres (394 feet), range 47 kilometers (29 miles).

Alexander the Great founded this city and people made lighthouse for him. Lighthouse of Alexandria was very large and people saw it from 50 kilometers away.

But in XIV century lighthouse was almost destroyed by the earthquake.

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https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-illustration/lighthouse-alexandria-224224732?src=fDM4-fGQ_vlX6dzZuL3C0A-1-0

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-illustration/lighthouse-alexandria-3d-reconstructions-27623800?src=fDM4-fGQ_vlX6dzZuL3C0A-1-3

Lighthouse of Alexandria. 3D reconstructions

Source of image:

https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-illustration/lighthouse-alexandria-ancient-greek-warship-computer-773396917?src=fDM4-fGQ_vlX6dzZuL3C0A-1-20

Lighthouse of Alexandria and ancient Greek warship
Computer generated 3D illustration

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