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    Where were the stones used to build the Lighthouse of Pharos quarried from?

    Question #92199. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Feb 10 08 10:57 PM)


    markswood

    		The lighthouse was mainly Aswan Granite, so Aswan.
    There was marble and other stone used, mainly for decorative purposes.

    Ref: http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/source/alex6.htm

    Feb 11 08, 6:22 AM

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