Pharos

Pharos is:

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• The name of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, as well the island off the Egyptian coast at the port of Alexandria on which the lighthouse was erected.
• The Greek and Latin word for "lighthouse", and thus the etymological origin of the word for lighthouse in many Romance languages, such as French (phare), Italian (faro) and Spanish (faro)
• The ancient name for the island of Hvar in the Adriatic off the Dalmatian coast of modern Croatia, as well as the name of the original Greek colony, and its capital city - modern Stari Grad. It was the stronghold of Demetrius of Pharos.
• A column near Constantinople

Pharos related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Pharos of Alexandria Plate 9 from "Entwurf Einer Historischen Architektur"

Destruction of the Pharos Lighthouse

View of Pharos at the Mouth of the Nile Famous for Its Lighthouse Built Between 300 and 280 BC