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

Famously known as one of the loneliest places in the world, Thridrangar (spelled ‘Þrídrangaviti’ in Icelandic) is a breathtaking, handbuilt lighthouse located off the coast of Iceland’s ...

In her learned and insightful survey, “The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,” the classicist ... not least, the Lighthouse at Alexandria. Of the seven, only the Great Pyramid of Giza ...

It is from their writings, that a list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was complied ... the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Of these, only the Great Pyramid of ...