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Visible From Afar - Ancient

Lighthouse of Alexandria: As one web site puts it, this is the only Ancient Wonder that had any practical value. Set on the island of Pharos, the lighthouse was begun by Ptolemy Soter, right hand man to Alexander the Great, in about 290 B.C. Its light could be seen from a distance of 35 miles. It was the last of the Wonders to disappear in 1480.

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