Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (in Ancient Greek ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας) was a lofty tower built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC and between 393 and 450 ft (120 and 137 m) tall. It was one of the tallest man-made structures on Earth for many centuries and was regarded as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Badly damaged by three earthquakes between 956 and 1323 it then became an abandoned ruin.
