We all know the lighthouse is a tower that guards the ships in the sea, to ensure they do not collapse and collide, but in the 280 BC the seas routes suffered from a lot of shipwrecks and the beautiful piece of architecture that was built merely with a purpose to guide people in sea, became a beacon of hope that saved bigger ship from crashing, as it was not possible to take an immediate turn in the sea, due to its heavy structure.
Egypt that is known for its pyramid in the present time, was also brought to limelight by the egypt its first erected lighthouse, the lighthouse of pharos -- the lighthouse of Pharaoh, which today is one of the ancient wonders of the world today. let us learn about the lighthouse of pharaohs and its origin'.
Lighthouse of pharos
Lighthouse was brought to existence when in the 5th century BC in the european and african continent,when after the death of alexander king Polymerth was trouble by shipwrecks that hampered the sea trade in the greek-roman sea channels, he order his architects to erect a lighthouse in Alexandria Sostratus was asked to design and construct it; the Lighthouse took two hundred years and two generations of king to erect on island of pharos.
When erected, the lighthouse was a marvel of construction; it was of a length to guide the ships in the horizon, covering vast areas assuming the ships can sail effectively even in rough seas possible.
Why was the lighthouse of pharos so special?
The lighthouse was an engineering marvel made by Sostrus; Sostrus while designing the lighthouse layed a map of construction and also created a exterior design that represented the religious practices and fine understanding of the material in the europe.
The lighthouse was built on lime and motor base, with statues of zeus Sostrus in front of the entrance and erecting into a circular white bricked wall, folding inward into an hexagon chamber that protrudes outwards into a furnace, and ended into a blue dome with the grand statue of Greek god Preside over it.
The fame lighthouse brought to pharos
In 280 BC the Sostratus of Cindrus a greek architect pictured the lighthouse as long building with a furnace, on being commissioned by the king plymouth, Sostratus who was skilled at designing engineering marvels, designed the lighthouse, in form of tower with the glass furnace established on the top of it.
The Sostratus of Cindrus, a greek architect, pictured the lighthouse as a long building with a furnace at the top radiating light at an angle with the grass shields, to cover a vast area to ensure the ship can sail effectively even its entering the route from the horizon, because it not only served greek but also other colonized nations nearby, It immediately became a subject of interest and was introduced in the textbook of many countries, and was a independent branch of study called pharology.
Many scholars who visited to practically study the lighthouse explored more about colonized egypt, out of intrest, curiosity and absence of the food resources on the island which was merely limited to the troops, workers and administrators; moreover, the efficiency trade and less mortality on the greek-roman route helped the colonized Egypt to create harmonious ties with other provinces, which remain with the independent Egypt as well.
