In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

“The oldest recorded lighthouse is the lighthouse of Alexandria,” Carter said. “They have a lot of history, a lot of mystery, a lot of stories, and I think in a sense we are all human lighthouse ...

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 ...

For centuries Alexandria was the center of the Eastern Mediterranean. The library of the city was an encyclopedia built of stone, the lighthouse belonged to the illustrious circle of the seven ...