The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built on the island of Pharos outside the harbour of Alexandria, Egypt c. 300 - 280 BCE, during the reigns of Ptolemy I and II. With a height of over 100 metres (330 ft), the lighthouse was so impressive that it made it onto the established list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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c. 300 BCE - c. 280 BCEThe Lighthouse of Alexandria is built, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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225 BCEPhilo of Byzantium records The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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956 CEThe Lighthouse of Alexandria partially collapses following earthquake damage sustained in 950 CE.
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c. 1100 CEA domed mosque is added to the repaired Lighthouse of Alexandria.
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c. 1330 CEThe Lighthouse of Alexandria definitively collapses, probably due to an earthquake.
