Recent efforts have uncovered twenty-two significant stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which include architectural elements like door lintels and a pylon. The lighthouse, built on Pharos island in the 3rd century B.C., was once the tallest man-made structure. Following damage in 1303, it was abandoned and its stones repurposed. The underwater ruins were rediscovered in 1968, leading to systematic exploration. The PHAROS program aims to analyze more blocks and enhance digital documentation efforts to better understand the lighthouse’s construction and ultimate collapse.
Twenty-two massive stone blocks from the Lighthouse of Alexandria have been raised from the Mediterranean, including Ptolemaic door lintels and a pylon, some weighing up to 80 tons.
The Lighthouse of Alexandria, once over 330 feet tall, was abandoned after an earthquake in 1303, with its above-ground stones reused for a fortress by Sultan Al-Ashraf.
Since 1994, over 3,300 pieces of the lighthouse have been documented, with new efforts under the PHAROS program aiming to analyze and digitize more structural elements.
The underwater ruins were rediscovered in 1968, and recent lifting operations are part of a broader effort to study the architectural significance and history of the lighthouse.
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