After centuries beneath the waves, 22 massive stone blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered from the seafloor.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the tower was destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

An exceptional archaeological mission lifts 22 massive blocks of the Alexandria Lighthouse in Egypt out of the water, to study and scan them as part of the “PHAROS” program to digitally reconstruct ...

The blocks weighed dozens of tons each and consisted of upright pillars and crossbeams that once formed the entrance to the ...

Off the coast of Alexandria, divers and cranes have returned to a site that has rested underwater for centuries. Large stone ...

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 ...

Ancient stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria are being brought back to light after 1,600 years underwater. Recovered blocks, some weighing 170,000 pounds, reveal construction details and offer a ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is a 134m-tall giant lighthouse built on Pharos Island at the entrance to the port of Alexandria, Egypt, around the 3rd century BC, and is counted among the Seven Wonders ...

After more than 1,600 years underwater, massive stones from the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered. Using ...

If modern Alexandrian history is any indicator, rebuilding the lighthouse will become a symbol not of communal spirit but of excess, and a visible target of rage. It's no easy feat to restore the ...

Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities is assessing plans that have been submitted for the reconstruction of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Alexandria’s ...