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 ...

A project is underway to reconstruct the lighthouse as a 3-D computer model ...

Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean.

Archaeologists working off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt have identified large submerged stone blocks believed to be part ...

Measuring the Circle is based on Ellie Ga’s fascination with the Pharos Lighthouse, whose sunken granite remains lie in the harbor of Alexandria in Egypt. In 2012, Ga spent six months studying at ...

Egypt occupies the northeast corner of Africa with its northern border the Mediterranean Sea. Its population exceeds 100 ...

An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria, to the excitement of archaeologists. With its ...