Roman Lighthouse

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lighthouse
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Roman_architecture
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
mythology
trade routes
gptkbp:built 3rd century BC
gptkbp:conservationEfforts submerged underwater
gptkbp:constructedIn gptkb:ancient_Rome
gptkbp:culturalHeritage ancient engineering
UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:culturalImpact symbol_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:defeated earthquake
approximately 1323 AD
gptkbp:depictedIn ancient art
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sostratus_of_Cnidus
gptkbp:features three tiers
guiding ships
gptkbp:function navigation aid
gptkbp:height approximately 100 meters
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
gptkbp:historicalRecords ancient historians
gptkbp:historicalSignificance maritime history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman Lighthouse
gptkbp:influenced ancient texts
subsequent lighthouse designs
gptkbp:inspiration modern lighthouses
gptkbp:legacy influenced maritime navigation
gptkbp:lighting open flame
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt
gptkbp:notableEvent Pharos of Alexandria
gptkbp:notableFeature scholars and historians
gptkbp:operationalStatus over 1,500 years
gptkbp:reduces due to siltation
gptkbp:reflects various historical periods
gptkbp:renovated after destruction
gptkbp:significance one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
gptkbp:usedFor signal fires
gptkbp:usesTechnology limestone
gptkbp:visitedBy ancient travelers