So that's how the lighthouse is so famous, because one of the most famous people in the world committed suicide. After the lighthouse was built it made an influence on the world. It was the only one that actually helped somebody. Hundreds of people could have died if not for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Great Harbor was a very, very, big harbor that held ships for the city of Alexandria.
People have a good idea of what the lighthouse looked like from Roman coins.
The lighthouse was 400 feet high and it also was some how amazingly seen many miles out at sea. Once the lighthouse was completed it was right away hailed a wonder of the world. It was the first large lighthouse to ever be constructed. The Lighthouse of Alexandria stood for more than 1,000 years, and all of those years were grand, and great. Once the lighthouse was built the word spread all over the world, in every nook, and cranny.