Fort Qait Bey
General Information
| Function / usage: |
Fortress
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| Completed in: | 1480 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Alexandria, Egypt, Africa |
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| Replaces |
Lighthouse of Alexandria (279 B.C.)
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| Coordinates: | 31° 12' 49.00" N 29° 53' 8.00" E |
Technical Information
Materials
| building structure |
stone
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Chronology
| 1480 | Constructed from and on the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse. |
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| 1517 | Destroyed during Turkish attack. Rebuilt in the 19th century. |
| 1882 | Again destroyed in British naval attack. Rebuilt afterwards. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen (3rd edition), Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), ISBN 3421029318, 1997; pp. 32-33
- Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur, Könemann, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3829026331, 2001; pp. 51
- Ägypten und Sinai, Dumont Kunst-Reiseführer, Cologne (Germany), ISBN 3770138066, 1997; pp. 203-207
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0002463 |
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| Created: | 02/12/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 27/02/2013 |