Light a torch for the wanderers, that they may find their way back.

Definition/Summary:

Alexandria

• Lighthouse of Alexandria aka Pharos of Alexandria
• Lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC which was in the region of 100 metres in overall height
• One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• One of the tallest man-made structures in the world

Expanded info:

• Badly damaged by three earthquakes is now an abandoned ruin
• In 1994, French archaeologists discovered some remains of the lighthouse on the floor of Alexandria’s Eastern Harbour
• Egypt has planned to turn submerged ruins of ancient Alexandria, including those of the Pharos, into an underwater museum

Add/Misc:

Name Origin is from the ruling period of Alexander the great