This lighthouse, the greatest the world had ever seen, dates from 200 B.C., and is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Near which city was it located?

This legendary structure, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood on the small coastal island of Pharos. The island was situated at the mouth of the harbor for the bustling city of Alexandria in Ptolemaic Egypt, making both locations correct answers. Commissioned around 280 B.C., its purpose was to guide ships safely into one of the most important ports of the ancient world. The island's name, Pharos, was so synonymous with the structure that it became the root word for "lighthouse" in many languages, including French (phare), Spanish (faro), and Italian (faro).

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was an engineering marvel, standing well over