Properties (46)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
lighthouse
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gptkbp:architect |
gptkb:Sostratus_of_Cnidus
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:the_city_of_Alexandria
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gptkbp:built |
gptkb:Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
limestone |
gptkbp:constructedIn |
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
3rd century BC |
gptkbp:defeated |
natural disasters
14th century AD |
gptkbp:depictedIn |
ancient maps
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gptkbp:description |
ancient historians
|
gptkbp:died |
earthquake
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gptkbp:famousFor |
its three tiers
|
gptkbp:featuredIn |
ancient coins
|
gptkbp:function |
guiding ships
|
gptkbp:hasGoals |
the tallest man-made structures of its time
|
gptkbp:height |
approximately 100 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alexandria's Lighthouse
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gptkbp:influenced |
later lighthouses
lighthouses_in_Europe |
gptkbp:inspiration |
literature and art
modern lighthouse designs |
gptkbp:is_designed_to |
a period of 12 years
|
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy |
marble and granite
|
gptkbp:isConsidered |
a technological marvel
|
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
gptkb:Strabo
|
gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
aid navigation
|
gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
the writings of Pliny the Elder
|
gptkbp:isLocatedNear |
the_entrance_of_Alexandria's_harbor
|
gptkbp:isMaintainedBy |
its light beam
|
gptkbp:isRegardedAs |
a feat of engineering
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
Pharos of Alexandria
its large statue at the top |
gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Alexandria
|
gptkbp:partOf |
the_Pharos_Island
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gptkbp:replacedBy |
Fort Qaitbay
|
gptkbp:schoolEvents |
of the Ancient World
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gptkbp:style |
gptkb:Hellenistic_architecture
|
gptkbp:symbolizes |
ancient engineering
|
gptkbp:usedFor |
fire
|
gptkbp:visitedBy |
ancient travelers
|
gptkbp:wasA |
maritime landmark
tourist attraction in ancient times symbol_of_Alexandria |
gptkbp:wasPartOf |
the ancient wonder list
the_ancient_port_of_Alexandria |