Tuesday 10 July 2012

The Lighthouse of Alexandria One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World



The Lighthouse of Alexandria one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient was a tower built between 280 and 247 BC on the island of Pharos,Egypt, to guide sailors into the port of Alexandria.
It was between 393 - 450 ft tall and for many centuries among the tallest man-made structures on Earth.