Salvaging Stone Blocks from Ancient World Wonders

Experts have salvaged large blocks of stone from the Alexandria lighthouse - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - and created a digital replica of the structure.

French and Egyptian researchers are creating a digital replica of the lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt after salvaging ancient stone blocks sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: GEDEON Programmes/CEAlex.

Specifically, a team of experts working in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria has recovered 22 giant stone blocks that were used to build the Alexandria Lighthouse. These blocks were salvaged from the seabed. After being brought to shore, the team of experts will study and digitally scan them. Photo: Public domain.

The research results will be added to a digital record of more than 100 underwater rock formations discovered over the past decade, according to a statement from the Dassault Systems Foundation, one of the project's sponsors. Photo: GEDEON Programmes/CEAlex.

The research was led by French archaeologist and architect Isabelle Hairy, who, along with a team of historians, archaeologists, architects and engineers, created a virtual 3D model of the ancient Alexandria lighthouse – a structure that was heavily damaged by an earthquake when it collapsed in the 14th century. Photo: Emad Victor SHENOUDA / Wikimedia Commons.

The newly recovered blocks include parts of a large door weighing "70 to 80 tons," according to the statement. Experts also found parts of a large Egyptian-style "obelisk," or ceremonial gate, which may have been a monument. Photo: thearchaeologist.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos of Alexandria, was built around 280 BC by order of the Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus (who was born in Macedonia), primarily to guide ships safely in and out of the harbor. Photo: thecollector.com.

The city of Alexandria was founded and named after the famous Macedonian king Alexander the Great. This brilliant conqueror conquered Egypt and Persia in 332 BC. Photo: jeanclaudegolvin.com.

Alexandria later became the capital of Egypt under the Ptolemaic dynasty of Hellenistic pharaohs (the first king, known as Ptolemy I Soter, was one of Alexander's most trusted generals) and one of the richest cities of antiquity. Photo: Rijksmuseum.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . According to records, the lighthouse was over 100m high, making it one of the tallest structures at the time. Photo: jeanclaudegolvin.com.

The ruins of the Alexandria Lighthouse were discovered underwater by French archaeologist Jean-Yves Empereur in 1994. Since then, experts have been working to salvage the stones and collect data to create a digital replica of the structure. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Readers are invited to watch the video : Egypt opens its ancient citadel to tourists. Source: THĐT1.

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