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7. Lighthouse of Alexandria. c. 280 BC. Hellenistic Egypt, (Greeks). Between 115 and 135 meters (380 – 440 ft) high, it was among the tallest structures on Earth for many centuries. The name of the island that it was built on, Pharos, eventually became the Latin word for lighthouse, pharos. |