Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Built on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, the Greeks created a causeway the lead ...

Measuring the Circle is based on Ellie Ga’s fascination with the Pharos Lighthouse, whose sunken granite remains lie in the harbor of Alexandria in Egypt. In 2012, Ga spent six months studying ...

We have built the ancient lighthouse of Pharos out of a wooden frame that we then covered with "ancient" plaster. To achieve a "stone" finish, we then covered the plaster with an air drying clay. We ...