Lighthouse of Alexandria
Lighthouse of Alexandria
The name comes from a lighthouse tower about 180 meters high, was built under the reign of Ptolemy II (283-246 BC) on the island of Pharos, opposite the port of Alexandria. Built by architect Sostratos of Cnidus was covered with marble. At the top was burning a fire at night that looked from a distance of 55 kilometers. Raised on a peninsula ahead of the Egyptian city is considered one of the greatest productions of ancient techniques. On a square base stood a slender tower of 100 m orthogonal high. The upper platform at night burning a fire fed with wood and resin. Legend has it that Sostratos sought for a long time for the foundation, a material that resists salt water, and finally built the tower of giant blocks of glass. In 1373 an earthquake destroyed the remains of the tower. Its ruins have been searched in vain. (Dunn).
Illustrious memory of that great era was for many centuries, the famous lighthouse of Alexandria. Sailing near the coast, on foggy days and at night, made necessary the placement of large permanent fixtures in certain ports and cables on the Mediterranean coast. At the time the deal is for just one of the most important works of the ancients, considered in those days as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. I mean the great lighthouse of Alexandria. It seems that this name should be the beacon of the small island where they raised at the entrance of the harbor, and later served to name the sites and devices that have since been constructed for the same purpose. Pliny and other ancient authors describe the magnificent building which was built northwest of the island of Pharos, during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus, in the years 285 to 247 BC. Its builder was Sostratos of Cnidus, son of Dimócrates, who, in turn, had been an architect of Alexander. (Ministry of culture).
On a large block of glass is not attacked by the sea ", there stood a white marble tower, divided into smaller and smaller bodies to reach the
The name comes from a lighthouse tower about 180 meters high, was built under the reign of Ptolemy II (283-246 BC) on the island of Pharos, opposite the port of Alexandria. Built by architect Sostratos of Cnidus was covered with marble. At the top was burning a fire at night that looked from a distance of 55 kilometers. Raised on a peninsula ahead of the Egyptian city is considered one of the greatest productions of ancient techniques. On a square base stood a slender tower of 100 m orthogonal high. The upper platform at night burning a fire fed with wood and resin. Legend has it that Sostratos sought for a long time for the foundation, a material that resists salt water, and finally built the tower of giant blocks of glass. In 1373 an earthquake destroyed the remains of the tower. Its ruins have been searched in vain. (Dunn).
Illustrious memory of that great era was for many centuries, the famous lighthouse of Alexandria. Sailing near the coast, on foggy days and at night, made necessary the placement of large permanent fixtures in certain ports and cables on the Mediterranean coast. At the time the deal is for just one of the most important works of the ancients, considered in those days as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. I mean the great lighthouse of Alexandria. It seems that this name should be the beacon of the small island where they raised at the entrance of the harbor, and later served to name the sites and devices that have since been constructed for the same purpose. Pliny and other ancient authors describe the magnificent building which was built northwest of the island of Pharos, during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus, in the years 285 to 247 BC. Its builder was Sostratos of Cnidus, son of Dimócrates, who, in turn, had been an architect of Alexander. (Ministry of culture).
On a large block of glass is not attacked by the sea ", there stood a white marble tower, divided into smaller and smaller bodies to reach the