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New page: The '''Lighthouse of Alexandria''', one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a 384 ft tall lighthouse built on the island of Pharos to guide ships into the harbor of [[Alexan...
The '''Lighthouse of Alexandria''', one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], was a 384 ft tall lighthouse built on the island of Pharos to guide ships into the harbor of [[Alexandria]]. It used mirrors to reflect firelight up to 10 kilometers away. It was destroyed in the early fourteenth century AD by a series of [[earthquake|earthquakes]].<ref>http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/pharos.html</ref>
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