“We supposed old Alexandria was destroyed ... the 440-foot-high lighthouse that guided ships safely into the Great Harbour for nearly two millennia. And researchers in wet suits probing ...

State of the art, one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World, the great lighthouse of Alexandria, built around 280 B.C., towered some 450 feet above Egypt's greatest harbor. At that height ...

Its Lighthouse, or Pharos, was one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, towering an estimated 350 feet above Alexandria's busy harbor, but it no longer stands. Nor does its Great Library ...

The Great Library of Alexandria was one of the largest and most significant ... The 15th century Citadel Of Qaitbay also cannot be missed. Built on the site of the Lighthouse, using much of its stone ...

the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Of these, only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains standing. In 2007, a worldwide poll was held to decide which incredible monuments should ...

Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Built on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, the Greeks created a causeway the lead ...

NOVA: How did the lighthouse wind up under water? Empereur: From the fourth century until the 14th century there were earthquakes in Alexandria. In the Arab sources alone you have more than 20 ...