Introduction
The seven wonders of the ancient world are wonderful pieces of architecture. The lighthouse of Alexandria was one of them. They were seven; two of them were located in Egypt, The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Others are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and The Colossus of Rhodes.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria is the tallest and the most magnificent lighthouse in history was built in 279 B.C. It was built on the North West coast of the Egyptian Delta. It was considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also it has an important function which is guiding ships into the harbor of Alexandria.
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It was designed by the architect Sosastros, from the town of Cnidus ( in Caria, on the southwest coast of modern of modern day Turkey). He was the builder of the first lighthouse. He built a raised promenade supported on arches in Cnidus, which was the first one built and no other building similar of it. The function was a lighthouse and it continued until the second quarter of the fourteenth century. As one of the marvels of the ancient world, the lighthouse occupied a prominent place in Arabic geographic and cosmographic literature. This was the second tallest building in the world at the time dwarfed only by the Pyramid of …show more content…
The lowest section was rectangular and measured about 180 feet in height. This section has cylindrical core with a circular ramp that led to the top of the lighthouse. There were rooms for the soldiers and workers living around the ramp. Above the rectangular section there was an octagonal-shaped section that was about 90 feet high and it was smaller than the first section. The top section of the lighthouse was about 24 feet high and shaped like a cylinder. The total of the lighthouse including the base was about 384 feet high. It was visible from 43 km out at sea. The mythology of the lighthouse associated it with talismanic powers as well as with a treasure concealed on its base and a mirror.
The fire in the top of the lighthouse provided the light to guide sailors. The light made more intense when it was reflected by the mirror. The sunlight during the day and the fire light at night were reflected by yhe mirror. The light had been seen up to 30 miles out to sea. Legend said that in it one could see all the all the ships that were passing in the distant city of constant pole. They said that the glass could be turned to concentrate the rays of the sun like a burning glass so it burn ships while they were still far for about 160
The seven wonders of the ancient world are wonderful pieces of architecture. The lighthouse of Alexandria was one of them. They were seven; two of them were located in Egypt, The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Others are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and The Colossus of Rhodes.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria is the tallest and the most magnificent lighthouse in history was built in 279 B.C. It was built on the North West coast of the Egyptian Delta. It was considered as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Also it has an important function which is guiding ships into the harbor of Alexandria.
The …show more content…
It was designed by the architect Sosastros, from the town of Cnidus ( in Caria, on the southwest coast of modern of modern day Turkey). He was the builder of the first lighthouse. He built a raised promenade supported on arches in Cnidus, which was the first one built and no other building similar of it. The function was a lighthouse and it continued until the second quarter of the fourteenth century. As one of the marvels of the ancient world, the lighthouse occupied a prominent place in Arabic geographic and cosmographic literature. This was the second tallest building in the world at the time dwarfed only by the Pyramid of …show more content…
The lowest section was rectangular and measured about 180 feet in height. This section has cylindrical core with a circular ramp that led to the top of the lighthouse. There were rooms for the soldiers and workers living around the ramp. Above the rectangular section there was an octagonal-shaped section that was about 90 feet high and it was smaller than the first section. The top section of the lighthouse was about 24 feet high and shaped like a cylinder. The total of the lighthouse including the base was about 384 feet high. It was visible from 43 km out at sea. The mythology of the lighthouse associated it with talismanic powers as well as with a treasure concealed on its base and a mirror.
The fire in the top of the lighthouse provided the light to guide sailors. The light made more intense when it was reflected by the mirror. The sunlight during the day and the fire light at night were reflected by yhe mirror. The light had been seen up to 30 miles out to sea. Legend said that in it one could see all the all the ships that were passing in the distant city of constant pole. They said that the glass could be turned to concentrate the rays of the sun like a burning glass so it burn ships while they were still far for about 160