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 ...

Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Built on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, the Greeks created a causeway the lead ...

Travellers may soon step into the grandeur of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria in digital form, following a major archaeological and engineering project to reconstruct the lost wonder virtually.

We have built the ancient lighthouse of Pharos out of a wooden frame that we then covered with "ancient" plaster. To achieve a "stone" finish, we then covered the plaster with an air drying clay. We ...