When the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt was completed in the 3rd century B.C.E., most wouldn’t have been able to glimpse the peak of the gargantuan tower, but all could see its light. The structure ...

History: Upon its completion, the Alexandria lighthouse -- commonly estimated to have been about 400 feet high -- was one of the tallest structures on Earth. The Greek architect Sostratus designed it ...

Well before the calendar reset to year one, Alexandria was a bustling hub of technological innovation and commerce that attracted some of the greatest minds in the world. You can imagine the relief ...

More than1,600 years after its disappearance, massive stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria are being recovered from the ...

Archaeologists recovered 22 giant blocks from the lost Lighthouse of Alexandria after more than 1,600 years underwater.

You are in: Lancashire > Coast > Pharos/Upper Lighthouse, Pharos Street Back in the late 1830’s, Sir Peter Hesketh decided to live his dream and create a new Victorian town using his mother’s maiden ...

Back in the late 1830’s, Sir Peter Hesketh decided to live his dream and create a new Victorian town using his mother’s maiden name, Fleetwood. He also adopted the name himself and became Sir Peter ...