22 Massive Stone Blocks From Alexandria’s Ancient Lighthouse Lifted From Seafloor

22 Massive Stone Blocks From Alexandria’s Ancient Lighthouse Lifted From Seafloor

The 22 stone blocks weighed 70 to 80 tons and were excavated 30 years after the site's first discovery by French archaeologist Jean-Yves Empereur.

Lighthouse of Alexandria rises again as 22 massive blocks resurface from the seafloor after 2,000 years

After centuries underwater, 22 huge stone blocks of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, have been recovered from the Mediterranean seabed, a breakthrough in an ambitious digital reconstruction effort. Restoration is part of the ongoing “PHAROS” project, led by archaeologist and architect Isabelle Hairy of France’s National […]

Ancient Lighthouse stones recovered in Alexandria

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