🇪🇬 Egypt · Archaeological wonder
Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria
Hellenistic Ptolemaic 297–280 BCE · Greek (Ptolemaic Alexandria)
100-m Ptolemaic lighthouse wonder whose lantern guided ancient Mediterranean.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Great Pyramid of Khufu
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Only surviving Wonder of Ancient World: 146.6 m limestone pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), 2580–2560 BCE, 2.3 million blocks, internal King's Chamber with relieving chambers and ascending/descending…