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 ...

An exceptional archaeological mission lifts 22 massive blocks of the Alexandria Lighthouse in Egypt out of the water, to study and scan them as part of the “PHAROS” program to digitally reconstruct ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a monumental structure built on the island of Pharos. Soaring over 350 feet tall, its three tiered design featured a ...

Back in the late 1830’s, Sir Peter Hesketh decided to live his dream and create a new Victorian town using his mother’s maiden name, Fleetwood. He also adopted the name himself and became Sir Peter ...

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You are in: Lancashire > Coast > Pharos/Upper Lighthouse, Pharos Street Back in the late 1830’s, Sir Peter Hesketh decided to live his dream and create a new Victorian town using his mother’s maiden ...

The lighthouse is thought to have had three distinct sections, as this 2006 computer-generated image shows ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring ...