Fyrtornet på Faros

antikens sju underverk · -278 · Alexandria, EG · Sostratos från Knidos

Fyrtornet på Faros (Alexandria, Egypt) dates from 278 BC. The catalogue names Sostratos från Knidos as the architect. According to Wikidata, the building belongs to the ‘Ancient Greek’ style. The date falls within the chapter ‘Antiquity’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The client was Ptolemy I Soter. It is 137 metres high. The building was demolished in 1480.

17 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is El-Mursi Abul Abbas-moskén, 993 m away.

• Sostratos från Knidos
• Ancient Greek