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Pharos: The Lighthouse at Alexandria
- curious_curios 9mo agoNot to be confused with Pharo, the immersive programming experience: https://pharo.org/ https://pharo.org/
- jszymborski 9mo agoOr 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/ https://www.pharos.com/
- renewiltord 9mo agoOr Pharoahs, a concept from the Disney film Prince of Egypt.
- shoxidizer 9mo agoThat's a Dreamworks movie actually
- renewiltord 9mo agoHaha, that was part of the joke! Pharoahs aren't from the movie either! They're a real-life thing!
- Tomte 9mo agoBut named after the lighthouse, as seen in its logo.
- guerrilla 9mo agoOkay, good job putting a picture right there for once, academics.
- augusteo 9mo agoOne of those topics I know almost nothing about but find fascinating. Ancient engineers building a 100+ meter tower that lasted 1,500 years.
- jszymborski 9mo agoThis is a delightful little website.
- divbzero 9mo agoThe 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hercules
- dddw 9mo agoWow, thanks for sharing this