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 ...

But what many don’t know is that Alexandria, which lies about 136 miles northwest of Cairo, actually once stood as Egypt’s ...

Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation, photo: Christoph Gerigk One of the Seven Wonders of the World, Alexandria's 40-story lighthouse, the Pharos ... to subdue Egypt, in 1798, only a few ancient ...

Embark on an unforgettable journey through Egypt’s two ... former site of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, also known as the Pharos, named after ...

Built in Ancient Egypt around 280 BC, this huge tower was not only bright, but it was also over 330 feet tall! For many centuries it was the tallest man-made structure in the world. Slight problem ...

The researchers warn that the city - once home to two wonders of the ancient world, the Great Library of Alexandria and the Lighthouse of ... Syria and Egypt claiming the land as he went.

Travel back in time thousands of year to the banks of the Nile, where you can learn all about the amazing people and places of Ancient Egypt. What remains of Ancient Egypt? How do we know so much ...

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 ...

The historic Egyptian city of Alexandria is crumbling due to rising sea levels, scientists have found. Over the past decade, the rate at which buildings have collapsed along the ancient city's ...

If you were an ancient traveller, your bucket list would undoubtedly include the Seven ... still open for exploration. Courtesy of Budget Direct The Lighthouse of Alexandria, or Pharos of Alexandria, ...