Wonders3 - The Pharos of Alexandria

Title

The Pharos of Alexandria

Latitude

31.18631

Longitude

29.89415

Place

Alexandria, Egypt

Geocoding Status

The geocoder found more than one match, and returned the lat/long for the centroid of the best PopulatedPlace match

World_Time

Ancient

Image_Url

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Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria

Brief

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the greatest architectural feats of antiquity. It was at least as tall as a 40 story modern building and stood for over 16 centuries.

Year_Constructed

290 B.C.

Description

Unlike the other six ancient Seven Wonders of the World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria had practical purposes. It helped seafaring ships find the harbor and then safely enter it (treacherous shoals existed just outside the harbor). The lighthouse also serv

Description_2

A fanciful account would have us believe that the mirror was used to burn approaching enemy ships by focusing the sun rays on them.

Tooltips

<img width='55px' height='38px' src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/thumbnails/Lighthouse.png'> The Pharos of Alexandria Type: Ancient Location: Alexandria, Egypt Built: 290 B.C.

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 A fanciful account would have us believe that the mirror was used to burn approaching enemy ships by focusing the sun rays on them.</td>
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LargeImage

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