Here is the question :
WHERE WAS THE FIRST LIGHTHOUSE BUILT?
Here is the option for the question :
- Marseilles, France
- Rome, Italy
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Alexandria, Egypt
The Answer:
And, the answer for the the question is :
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
Explanation:
[STC007688]. This ancient lighthouse, also called the Pharos of Alexandria, was finished approximately 280 BCE, under the rule of Pharaoh Ptolemy II. Aside from the pyramids at Giza, it was perhaps the tallest man-made edifice in the world at the time, at 350 feet tall. The top of the lighthouse had a spiral ramp that led to a fire that burnt at night.