Thirty years after archaeologist Jean-Yves Empereur of the Centre d'Études Alexandrines (CEAlex) discovered the underwater remains of the Alexandria Lighthouse—one of the Seven Wonders of the World—in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Twenty-two blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria have been raised from the seabed, as part of an undertaking known as the “PHAROS” project. The ...

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 ...

Workers at the Egyptian port city of Alexandria have recovered 22 massive stone blocks that were used thousands of years ago to build the city's famous lighthouse, one of the wonders of the ancient ...

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 ...

Of the seven wonders of the ancient world, only the Great Pyramid at Giza has survived the destructive hands of time, nature, and war. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, however, is set to enjoy a second ...

Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean.

Researchers are hoping to build a “digital twin” of the amazing structure. Nearly two dozen large stone blocks used thousands of years ago to build the famous lighthouse in the Egyptian port city of ...

Aerial photo showing a fifteenth-century citadel on the island of Pharos, where the Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood, and a digital image of the underwater remnants of the monument Coin showing the ...