Lighthouse of Alexandria Timeline

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c. 300 BCE - c. 280 BCE

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is built, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
225 BCE

Philo of Byzantium records The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
956 CE

The Lighthouse of Alexandria partially collapses following earthquake damage sustained in 950 CE.
c. 1100 CE

A domed mosque is added to the repaired Lighthouse of Alexandria.
c. 1330 CE

The Lighthouse of Alexandria definitively collapses, probably due to an earthquake.