How the Lighthouse of Alexandria Still (Sorta) Exists
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2022
- Ah, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the 7 things every tourist had on their bucket list 2000 years ago. You’ve probably heard that all of them are gone, except for the pyramids of Giza, which are ironically the oldest of them by far, but what if I told you that the other wonder in Egypt, the lighthouse of Alexandria, still (sorta) exists?
And I don’t just mean that a few blocks from it are still sitting around somewhere, I mean that it’s still standing and you ca still climb up it… in a way. The only thing is, this lighthouse isn’t the original. But it’s pretty much a scale model, so just like how you can still technically call the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas, “the Eiffel Tower” even though it isn’t the original, you can technically, sorta call this mini-lighthouse of Alexandria the lighthouse of Alexandria.
But before we delve into the mini-lighthouse, we’ve gotta look into what made the OG lighthouse so special, what eventually happened to. And since this video is all about how the lighthouse of Alexandria sort of still exists, we’ll be looking into what tantalizing traces of the actual Pharos still survive.
I will try to list my many sources down here after uploading the video
Music Used:
Byzantium · Derek Fiechter & Brandon Fiechter
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The Ancient Egyptian Harp by Michael Levy
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"Hurrian Hymn no. 6" (c.1400BCE) - Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment · Michael Levy
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Iba Dance · Rafael Pérez Arroyo
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I think the most amazing thing is that it actually had a reflector.
You can't help but wonder if the tomb beneath the Abusir Pharos might be that of the original architect of the actual Pharos of Alexandria.
It would be a fitting monument, and would definitely explain the odd placement.
Probably no way to prove or disprove that theory, but it feels right to me.
Holy crap I never even considered that but it makes total sense to me
I had a similar thought.. When they discovered the tomb of Arsinoe, ( Cleopatra's murdered sister) in Turkey it was an octagonal shape. They believed it was a harkening back to her Egyptian homeland of Alexandria's lighthouse. Apparently the shape has roots in ancient Greek burials as well. My thought was that it may have been the final burial place of Cleopatra and Antony, possibly even Alexander.. Although the early accts say he was buried in the center of Alexandria.. either way, I don't think they (all three) are under water, since the majority of what sank was the palace, and I doubt they were living with all the dead pharaoh's. It would be amazing to find any of those tombs!!
This was my thought as well. We do the same thing today. I've seen graves of pianists with model stone pianos.
It had to be the funerary tomb of the original architect Sostradus of Cnidos. Who else would want to memorialise himself in such a building with such an obvious significance ? If I was to hazard a guess, that's my best one 😁 Great video btw, very well researched, i thoroughly enjoyed it 👌
You can't call it a "scale model" if it doesn't look anything like the original.
finally someone made a video on that lighthouse I've been curious about it for ages. Very well researched and a great video
Thanks!
I’ve been bingeing all of your videos and safe to say I’m addicted lol
Haha thank you, I'm glad you enjoy the channel!
I would love to discuss with Martinez about the search for Cleo. It should be a fascinating subject for 2023
Love this video. Well researched, very nicely done
Thank you so much!
Really great video! That 'mini lighthouse' is very interesting and enigmatic building - I hope that someday new informations (in some text or whatever) about its purpose will be found.
Also, wheter or not Kathleen is right about Cleopatra's tomb in Taposiris Magna, I can't help but understand her reasoning when I think about 'lighthouse' there. If it Cleopatra's burial site, then it would be very symbolic and metaphoric that she is buried in temple that is very close to mini replica of tower that stands over her capital. The Queen viewed herself as incarnation of Isis - her being buried in temple of Isis's husband AND with Pharos Lighthouse sort-of-replica... that's very tempting vision. Even if Kathleen won't find her, I can certainly see why she has been inspired to excavate this place.
I mean, it's pretty clearly the tomb of the builder of the Pharos.
The minaret of the 9th century Mosque of Ibn Tulun in Cairo looks similar to the Pharos. Although some claim it was added in the 13th century and not original to the mosque, it would still have been designed well before the Pharos collapsed. Many of the modern minarets in Alexandria bear a (likely intentional) resemblance to the Pharos.
great video. love your style
You have a good narrating voice!
Thank you!
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Great video, love your channel!
Thank you, I really appreciate that!
Congrats on 1K subs
Lots of information in this one, keep it up!
Will do, thanks!
Could you add the sources you used in this video to the description? You said in the video you were going to do it, but it doesn't seem like you ever got around to it.
Never knew the Lighthouse might have been a bit north of the current fort, I always assumed it was the same site. That graphic mapping the surviving debris is also *very* useful, never seen that before.
I subscribed to your channel because it is time to hit 1K Subscribers for you. Great video too! Keep up the good work!
My favorite out of all the 7 wonders
Great video
thank you
This was badass!!!
Awesome video
very informative video! would love to use the points you've mentioned in my school works. I've checked the description and couldn't help but notice you seems to forgot to add the source? it would be very helpful if you could still remember the source you used for this video😅. Nevertheless, you've earned another subscriber!
Thanks a lot for subscribing! Here are the links to the works I used for different aspects of the video (sorry for not putting them in the description - I always tell myself I will but I never get around to it):
General info:
penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/paganism/pharos.html
archive.org/details/sevenwondersofwo00john
Abusir lighthouse:
www.jstor.org/stable/311209
Sostratus:
web.archive.org/web/20060621085443/www.tmth.edu.gr/en/aet/6/87.html
Fragments of the original pharos:
honorfrostfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/HFF_UTM_SR_Hairy_figures.pdf
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/empereur.html
Pharos colossi group: books.google.ca/books?id=ExteEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=empereur+pharos+fragments&source=bl&ots=SHNqdZH4To&sig=ACfU3U2HJoo6CMGdttGthsI2itgUUQuKqQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj17ojEy536AhUIJjQIHeE-DwEQ6AF6BAgjEAM#v=onepage&q=empereur%20pharos%20fragments&f=false
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You should know that "minaret" (used for mosques) actually means a "lighthouse" in Arabic!!
You can't call the Las Vegas replica 'the Eiffel Tower' 'technically' or not technically. Its not it. And neither is this.
FYI -- OCTAGONAL is pronounced aak · TAH · guh · nuhl 3:38 5:36 12:37
(Google: pronounce octagonal to verify.)