Twenty-two enormous blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered and are intended to help digitally ...

When the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt was completed in the 3rd century B.C.E., most wouldn’t have been able to glimpse the peak of the gargantuan tower, but all could see its light. The structure ...

History: Upon its completion, the Alexandria lighthouse -- commonly estimated to have been about 400 feet high -- was one of the tallest structures on Earth. The Greek architect Sostratus designed it ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, a towering beacon of the ancient world, may soon rise again — at least in digital form. Archaeologists have recently made a significant breakthrough in preserving this ...

Egypt lifts massive stones from the 2,000-year-old Lighthouse of Alexandria buried beneath the sea (Photo credit: GEDEON Programmes / CEAlex) Divers and cranes have returned to a centuries-old ...

Plans to rebuild one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Pharos Lighthouse, have been approved by Egyptian authorities, it's reported. The feat of ancient engineering, which is also known ...

Egypt is planning to rebuild one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Standing at 137 metres tall, the Lighthouse was built in 280 BC and collapsed after a series ...