A Legend Reappears! They Rescue Remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria: One of the 7 Wonders of the World

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The Mediterranean Sea has returned one of its biggest secrets. A team of Franco-Egyptian archaeologists managed to rescue 22 monumental blocks belonging to the mythical Alexandria Lighthouse, a structure that marked commercial navigation since the 3rd century BC and collapsed after a series of earthquakes hundreds of years ago. The recovered pieces, with weights of between 70 and 80 tons, were part of the ceremonial entrance of the original towe…

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French archaeologists recovered blocks of stone that reach 80 tons from the seabed of Alexandria, in Egypt, whose materials originally belonged to the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria, classified as one of the wonders of the ancient world. The underwater operation was carried out during July 2025, succeeding in extracting 22 fundamental blocks from the original structure. This historical finding allows us to make visible the remains of the mon…