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Pharos of Alexandria

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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria is believed to have been constructed around 285 BC. A tower of over 100 metres tall, it stood on the tip of Pharos Island in the harbor of Alexandria in Egypt.

1. Pharos Lighthouse - Provides technical data and chronology.
2. Pharos Sculpture Recovered - Reprint of news brief from the Archaeological Institute of America, along with an illustration from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.
3. The Great Pharos Lighthouse - Account of the findings of an expedition to discover the lighthouse, along with its history and conjectures on its interior design, by Lee Krystek in his Museum of Unnatural Mystery.
4. The Lighthouse of Alexandria - Alaa Ashmawy provides a history and description of the Egyptian lighthouse begun c.290 BC on his site 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'. Artist's impression by Mario Larrinaga.
5. The Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria - Image and description from CNN.
6. The Pharos of Alexandria - Illustrated history by Colin Clement of the ancient Egyptian lighthouse built c.290 BC and destroyed in the 14th century. Part of the Hellenic Alexandria site.
7. Underwater Archaeological Investigation of the Pharos - A Franco-Egyptian team inspected the submerged ruins of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria in 1994-1998. An illustrated, scholarly report hosted by UNESCO.

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