General Information
| Completion: | 1480 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Fortress |
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| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
| Location: |
Alexandria, Egypt |
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| Replaces: |
Lighthouse of Alexandria (279 B.C.)
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| Coordinates: | 31° 12' 49" N 29° 53' 8" E |
Technical Information
Materials
| building structure |
stone
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Chronology
| 1480 | Constructed from and on the remains of the Pharos Lighthouse. |
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| 1517 | Destroyed during Turkish attack. Rebuilt in the 19th century. |
| 1882 | Again destroyed in British naval attack. Rebuilt afterwards. |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 51.
- (1997): Ägypten und Sinai. Pharaonische Tempel und islamische Traditionen. Dumont Kunst-Reiseführer, Cologne (Germany), pp. 203-207.
- (1997): Türme aller Zeiten - aller Kulturen. 3rd edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 32-33.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002463 - Published on:
02/12/2001 - Last updated on:
25/09/2022
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