Lighthouse of Alexandria
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Column
|
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Lighthouse
|
| Other name(s): | Pharos of Alexandria |
| Built: | 299 B.C. - 279 B.C. |
| Status: | destroyed (1326) |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Alexandria, Egypt, Africa |
|---|---|
| Replaced by |
Fort Qait Bey (1480)
|
| Coordinates: | 31° 12' 51.00" N 29° 53' 6.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 30.60 m | |
| height | 120 m | |
| length | 30.60 m |
Materials
| tower |
stone
|
|---|
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. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
-
Les sept Merveilles du Monde: Le phare d'Alexandrie
-
The UnMuseum: The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria
-
UNESCO: Underwater archaeological investigations of the ancient Pharos
-
UNESCO: Wave propagation and sedimentation at the Pharos site
-
UnMuseum: The Great Lighthouse at Alexandria
Relevant Publications
- Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen (3rd edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421029318, 1997; pp. 32-35
- Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur, Könemann, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3829026331, 2001; pp. 42-43
- Ägypten und Sinai, Dumont Kunst-Reiseführer, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3770138066, 1997; pp. 203-204
- Brunnen - Brücken - Aquädukte, in "Bautechnik", 1997; pp. 28-30
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000676 |
|---|---|
| Created: | 24/04/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |