What happened to the Lighthouse of Alexandria?

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC), which has been estimated to be 100 metres (330 ft) in overall height. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, for many centuries it was one of the tallest man-made structures in the world.

The lighthouse was severely damaged by three earthquakes between AD 956 and 1323 and became an abandoned ruin. It was the third longest surviving ancient wonder, surviving in part until 1480, when the last of its remnant stones were used to build the Citadel of Qaitbay on the site.

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Sean Philips

Clay Wilson, what?

Noelito

John W Shreve, Gosh...you must be about 700 years old!! 😮 That being the case, you're wearing extremely well 🤣🤪😂

Mic Fenst

John W Shreve, Anything from the Ptolemy clan is Greek. "Claudius Ptolemy was a 2nd century Greek mathematician, astronomer and geographer famous for his controversial geocentric theory of the universe, which would form the basis of our understanding of the motions of stars and planets for over than a thousand years."