Lichthoose o Alexandria

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Drawin bi archaeologist Hermann Thiersch (1909)
Location	Pharos, Alexandria, Egyp
Coordinates	31°12′50″N 29°53′08″E
Year first constructit	c. 280 BC
Deactivatit	1303/1323
Foondation	Stone
Construction	Masonry
Touer shape	Square (ablo), octagonal (middle) an circular (tap)
Hicht	393–450 ft (120–137 m)
Range	47 km (29 mi)
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The Lichthoose o Alexandria, sometimes cried the Pharos o Alexandria (Auncient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας), wis a lichthoose biggit bi the Ptolemaic Kinrick atween 280 an 247 BC which was atween 393 an 450 ft (120 an 137 m) taw. Ane o the Seiven Wunners o the Auncient Warld, it wis ane o the tawest man-made structurs in the warld for mony centuries. Badly damaged bi three yirdquauks atween AD 956 an 1323, it then acame an abandoned ruin.