The youngest of the wonders is the lighthouse in the harbor of Alexandria, Egypt. It was built around 250 B.C. It stood 380 feet tall which made it only behind the great pyramids as the tallest structure on Earth. It was dedicated to Zeus Soter (the deliverer). It had three levels: rectangular, octagonal, and round. It used bronze mirrors to signal ships up to 35 miles away. Supposedly, there was a fire also for signaling at night. Some historians dispute this as it was not mentioned in early descriptions. It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 1300’s.
– Amazing 208-9 / The Lighthouse of Pharos by Mark Cartwright (https://www.ancient.eu/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria/)
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