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Which ancient wonder rose over 330 feet into the sky, surpassed in height only by the Great Pyramid, before being toppled by a series of earthquakes?
Answer
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Built around 280 BC near Alexandria, the lighthouse used a fire and polished mirrors to guide ships safely into the harbor for roughly 1,600 years. A series of earthquakes between 956 and 1323 AD progressively damaged the structure, and its remaining stones were later used to build the Qaitbay Citadel on the same site.
💡 Did you know?
The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on an island called Pharos — and the island's name became the root of the word for "lighthouse" in many languages.
Other options people guess
- Colossus of Rhodes
- Temple of Artemis
- Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Topics
- history
- ancient world
- archaeology
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