In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Built on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, the Greeks created a causeway the lead ...

It is interesting to note that all these wonders are located around the Mediterranean ... of the power and majesty of ancient Greece. 7 - The Alexandria lighthouse, in the present-day Egyptian ...

These monuments are the contributions of civilizations from ancient Mediterranean and Middle ... B.C.E., after only standing for 56 years. Pharos (Lighthouse) of Alexandria This lighthouse became ...