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 ...

Researchers are hoping to build a “digital twin” of the amazing structure. Nearly two dozen large stone blocks used thousands of years ago to build the famous lighthouse in the Egyptian port city of ...

Lighthouses are not on most Northern Virginians’ minds these days, but Aug. 7 was National Lighthouse Day and this area has a special lighthouse, the Jones Point Lighthouse on the Potomac River. “The ...

Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean.

Recently, archaeologists have made a significant discovery—22 massive stone blocks, believed to be part of the lighthouse, have been raised from the Mediterranean Sea. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, a towering beacon of the ancient world, may soon rise again — at least in digital form. Archaeologists have recently made a significant breakthrough in preserving this ...