The history remember him as a seventh of marvelous of antic world. It’s really great! It can forgot? The king Tolomeo I Sotere and his son Tolomeo II Filadelfo have made the history in beautiful, grandeur and Hellenistic technology! His testimony remains forever with the years 280-300 a.C. built in front of Alexandria port on Pharos island. In times with the XIV century ( 1303-1323) he come destroyed by two earthquakes. His grandeur is built by Sostrato di Cnido a Greco merchandise. His role is been of strategy to rises the security of maritime traffic in entrance and exit’s port. With a highly by 134 meters the tower viewed by 48 km of distance consented to signaling the positions of port to transport merchandise ships between the windows by bronze that reflecting the light of day and the fires accesses in night. The tower has a structure quadrate where were the rooms for the workers and the ramps for transport of fuels. The octagonal tower coming over structure in cylindric building to that were located the statue’s Zeus or Poseidon changing more tard by Elio. A Greco classic style remembered and admired of all generations. It’s enough the Lighthouse , the Library and the Museum for remember the greatness by Egypt.
THE LIGHTHOUSE OF ALEXANDRIA

Recent Comments