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Pharos: The Lighthouse at Alexandria
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uchicago.edu
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teleforce
46 days ago
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divbzero
46 days ago
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The extant Tower of Hercules is based on the original plans for Pharos. The Tower of Hercules stands 55 meters tall—half the height of Pharos—and has remained intact for about 2,000 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hercules
dddw
46 days ago
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Wow, thanks for sharing this
augusteo
46 days ago
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One of those topics I know almost nothing about but find fascinating. Ancient engineers building a 100+ meter tower that lasted 1,500 years.
guerrilla
46 days ago
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Okay, good job putting a picture right there for once, academics.
jszymborski
46 days ago
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This is a delightful little website.
curious_curios
46 days ago
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Not to be confused with Pharo, the immersive programming experience:
https://pharo.org/
jszymborski
46 days ago
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Or Pharos, the Print Management Software which I wrestled with as an undergrad minutes before my labs so I could print and hand-in my reports.
https://www.pharos.com/
renewiltord
46 days ago
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Or Pharoahs, a concept from the Disney film
Prince of Egypt
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shoxidizer
46 days ago
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That's a Dreamworks movie actually
renewiltord
45 days ago
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Haha, that was part of the joke! Pharoahs aren't from the movie either! They're a real-life thing!
Tomte
46 days ago
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But named after the lighthouse, as seen in its logo.
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