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Most notably, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the seven Wonders of the World, was badly damaged. [ 1 ] [ 7 ] Homes in Alexandria collapsed, killing many people. [ 8 ] According to Alexis Perrey , the earthquake was felt on the entire Adriatic coast, up to Venice (about 1,600 km or 1,000 mi from Heraklion).
Pharos was a small island located on the western edge of the Nile Delta.In 332 BC, Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria on an isthmus opposite Pharos. . Alexandria and Pharos were later connected by a mole [6] spanning more than 1,200 metres (0.75 miles), which was called the Heptastadion ("seven stadia"—a stadion was a Greek unit of length measuring approximate
The most famous lighthouse structure from antiquity was the Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt, which collapsed following a series of earthquakes between 956 and 1323. The intact Tower of Hercules at A Coruña , Spain gives insight into ancient lighthouse construction; other evidence about lighthouses exists in depictions on coins and mosaics, of ...
Year Structure Location Type Casualties 1900: 1900 Big Game disaster: San Francisco, California, United States : Factory: 23 dead, 100+ injured 1902: St. Mark's Campanile: Venice, Italy
The footage, which The Advocate obtained through records requests, shows images of a Johnstown police officer and sheriff’s office deputy entering an Alexandria home before shooting and killing ...
Despite having an epicenter off the Greek islands, the earthquake was so powerful that in Egypt, intensity VIII was experienced. This caused damage to Alexandria, Cairo and the Nile delta with several deaths. September 12, 1955 06:09 Offshore Alexandria see 1955 Alexandria earthquake: 32.2 29.6 18 6.3 M s: 89 injured March 31, 1969 07:15
Photos and videos captured the "biblical devastation" in Asheville, North Carolina as residents scramble to find resources after flooding and power outages caused gas and water shortages.. Roads ...
See damage from Franklin Fire in videos, photos. Franklin Fire has burned through multiple structures, including homes, vehicles and natural wildlife in the last 72 hours. Malibu residents in or ...