| The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of
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| | eight-sided structure measuring roughly
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| the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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| | 27 m (90 ft) high. It also contained a
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| It is the most recent Wonder to be built,
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| | similar transportation shaft in the
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| having been built during the reign of
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| | middle.On top of this was a circular
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| Ptolemy I of Egypt, a commander under
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| | tower that housed the fire (for use to
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| Alexander the Great who took over control
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| | alert ships during the night) and the
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| of Egypt after Alexander's death.
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| | great mirror (for use during the day). A
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| Historical records indicate that the
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| | statue of Poseidon stood on top this
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| Lighthouse was commissioned in 290 B.C.
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| | tower.The Pharos Lighthouse was a true
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| and completed some 2 decades later.The
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| | wonder in architecture and engineering,
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| Lighthouse of Alexandria is also the most
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| | bearing similarities to modern
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| well-recorded of the six destroyed
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| | skyscrapers. It measured up to a modern
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| members of the Seven Wonders of The
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| | 40-story building. The Greeks were so
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| Ancient World (the Pyramids of Giza being
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| | impressed with it that they included it
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| the only Wonder still standing), since it
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| | as one of the Seven Wonders of the
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| was still in operation until a serious of
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| | Ancient World.The mirror of the Pharos
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| earthquakes demolished the structure over
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| | Lighthouse appeared to be quite famous in
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| a few decades in the early 14th
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| | ancient times. Many people believed that
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| century.Since it survived until so
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| | the mirror was so smooth and powerful
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| recently, the writings of many of the
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| | that it could be used to reflect the
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| travelers who visited the Lighthouse of
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| | sun's rays onto invading ships and burn
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| Alexandria also survived till this day,
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| | them. Another belief was that the mirror
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| vividly describing what the Lighthouse
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| | was so strong it could be used to observe
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| looked like and what it was used for.The
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| | and spy on competing city-states across
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| Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the
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| | the Mediterranean Sea, more than 100
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| island of Pharos just off the coast of
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| | miles away. However, it is highly
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| Alexandria, Egypt. As such, it was also
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| | unlikely that either of these stories are
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| commonly known as the Pharos Lighthouse.
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| | true.From historical evidence, it appears
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| The Lighthouse was designed by the famed
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| | that the Pharos Lighthouse was also a
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| architect Sostratus, and was so
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| | tourist attraction. Hundreds of visitors
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| complicated that it took 2 decades to be
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| | climbed the Lighthouse everyday to enjoy
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| completed. The best description came from
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| | the fantastic view around Alexandria.
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| the writings of Arab traveler Abou-Haggag
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| | Food vendors also sold their goods at the
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| Al-Andaloussi when he visited the Pharos
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| | top of each section of the
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| Lighthouse in 1166.The writings indicated
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| | Pharos.However, the Pharos Lighthouse was
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| that the structure consisted of 4 main
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| | damaged by earthquakes, becoming totally
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| sections. At the bottom was a platform
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| | demolished in the early 14th century. Its
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| filled with statues that are still being
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| | ruins and location were subsequently used
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| discovered by present-day divers off the
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| | by the Egyptian Sultan Qaitbay to build a
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| coast of Alexandria. Some researchers
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| | fort in 1480, thus ending the story for
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| believe that ships docked just off this
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| | this Wonder of the World.Steven maintains
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| platform as well.On top of this platform
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| | the informational website Wonders of
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| stood a square structure measuring 18 m
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| | Ancient Egypt at . Do visit if you want
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| (60 ft) on each side and roughly 56 m
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| | to find out more about the wonders of
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| (184 ft) tall. In the middle of this
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| | Egypt such as the Pyramids and the
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| section is a shaft and stairwell used for
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| | Lighthouse; or mysteries such as
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| transporting material and fuel up the
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| | mummifcation and conspiracy theories; or
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| Pharos Lighthouse, and for visitors as
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| | its religion and history.
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| well. The third section was an
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