The idea of the lighthouse was come up with by Ptolemy II, and he ordered the construction of the Pharos. One source says the actual architect and designer of the lighthouse was a man called Sostratus of Knidos.
in the bay of Alexandria
Between 280 and 245 B.C.
The Pharos of Alexandria, also commonly referred to as the Lighthouse of Alexandria, is located on the island Pharos in Egypt, Africa. It was built around 280-247 B.C. to guide sailors into the port of Alexandria.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as The Pharos of Alexandria, no longer stands. It was originally built on the island of Pharos, just off the coast of Alexandria, between 280 and 247 BC (BCE).
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, was an ancient wonder of the world located in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. It was a tall and majestic lighthouse built by the ancient Egyptians.
Pharos University in Alexandria was created in 2006.
The Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria
The Lighthous of Alexandria, sometime called the Pharos lighthouse, which was built in the third Century BC on Pharos Island and was destroyed by an earthquake in the 1300's. Its lighting technique remains a mysterry.
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The first lighthouse that is known to recorded history was Egypt's Pharos of Alexandria. This was said to be built around 280 BC, and not only was it the first it was also the tallest lighthouse ever built standing at 450 high
The lighthouse at Alexandria was also known as Pharos.
Pharos was not Arabic ("Egyptian") for "lighthouse." Pharos was the island the world's first lighthouse, the Pharos of Alexandria, was built on. It was called that because of the island. However, derivatives of the word "Pharos" mean "lighthouse" in at least six languages, including Portugese, Spanish, French, Romanian, Italian, and Albanian. "Pharos" still does not mean "lighthouse" in Arabic.