THE PHAROS OF ALEXANDRIA
The world's first known light house it stood 122m(400ft)high and had a Spiral ramp leading to the beacon.It was built on the island of Pharos,at the
entrance to ALEXANDRIA harbour in egypt,in about 270 BC.By the 15th century it had fallen into runi.The science of lighthouse construction called
Pharology,started with this light house.
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