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Structure-ID: s0000676
Created on: 04/24/00
Modified on: 08/23/09


Pharos Lighthouse

Built: 299 Before Christ - 279 Before Christ
Status: destroyed
Location: In the port of ancient Alexandria, Egypt
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Structural Type:
Column
Function / usage:
Lighthouse
Replaced by: Fort Qait Bey (1480)

Persons involved with this structure
Legend: Phase of works
RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Sostratos of Cnidus

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
tower  stone
Dimensions
  width 30.60 m
  height 120 m
  length 30.60 m

Chronology
4th century
An earthquake damages the lighthouse such that the light cannot be lit anymore.
10th century
Another earthquake lets the tower crumble to one quarter of the height.
1326
A third earthquake completely destroys the structure.

Relevant Web Sites
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External LinkLes sept Merveilles du Monde: Le phare d'Alexandrie French
External LinkThe UnMuseum: The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria English
External LinkUNESCO: Underwater archaeological investigations of the ancient Pharos English
External LinkUNESCO: Wave propagation and sedimentation at the Pharos site English
External LinkUnMuseum: The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria English
External LinkYahoo! Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria English

Relevant Literature
* Heinle, Erwin   Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen (3rd edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany) , ISBN 3421029318, 1997; pp. 32-35.
* Seidel, Matthias   Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur, Könemann, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3829026331, 2001; pp. 42-43.
* Semsek, Hans-Günter   Ägypten und Sinai, Dumont Kunst-Reiseführer, Cologne (Germany) , ISBN 3770138066, 1997; pp. 203-204.
* von Wölfel, Wilhelm   Brunnen - Brücken - Aquädukte, in "Bautechnik", 1997 .

 
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