The Alexandria Heritage Week celebrates the landmarks of Alexandria, one of the most beautiful cities on the Mediterranean, with seminars, exhibitions, theater performances and musicals. The event, which kicked off on Sunday, is organized by the Center for Alexandrian Studies, and hosted by the Graeco-Roman Museum that was reopened on October 11.
Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity. It was a technological triumph and is the archetype of all lighthouses since. It stood on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria and is said to have been more than 350 feet (110 meters) high.