Wonders of the Ancient World – Lighthouse of Alexandria

built on the island of Pharaohs in the
third century BC in Alexandria Egypt the
Lighthouse of Alexandria was built first
to serve as the port’s landmark but
later on it became used also as a
lighthouse at the apex there was a
mirror which reflected sunlight during
the day and at night a fire was lit
which reflected that it stood between
383 feet and 440 feet it was built
because the flat Egyptian coast lot to
landmark to be used for navigation in
fact it wasn’t until the 1st century AD
that it was first used as a lighthouse
however the word lighthouse in many
languages the origin of it in French
Spanish and Italian actually comes from
the word Pharaohs it survived the
longest of the ancient world wonders
with the inception being the great
pyramid which still stands today it was
destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th
century and the rest of the remnants
were used and incorporated into a
medieval fort wall in 1480