Standing tall on the island of Pharos in ancient Egypt, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once soared over 350 feet, guiding sailors and symbolizing the might of Alexandria. Built in the 3rd century ...

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 ...

PoodlesRock / Corbis The 1400s Qait Bey fort was likely built from the rubble of Alexandria's 40-story lighthouse ... campaign to subdue Egypt, in 1798, only a few ancient monuments and columns ...

Sat on the western edge of the Nile River delta, Egypt ... Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), once one of the tallest man-made structures in the world and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient ...

The Northern coast of Egypt is difficult for diving. NOVA: I understand that much of the ancient city of Alexandria ... which indicates that in 1303 the lighthouse of Alexandria was destroyed.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, built around 280 BC on the island of Pharos, was one of the tallest structures of the ancient world, estimated to be around 400 feet tall. It guided sailors safely ...

Ancient Egypt was one of the most scientifically ... a 15th-century fortress built on the ruins of the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria. The sight of waves crashing against its historic walls ...

Once pearl of the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, Egypt has long been neglected ... of the most famous and largest metropolises of the ancient world. For centuries Alexandria was the center ...