Question: what is left of the lighthouse of alexandria as it stands today?
Answer: In 332 BC Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria on an isthmus opposite Pharos. ... The Ras el-Tin promontory, where Ras el-Tin Palace was built in the 19th century, represents all that is left of the island of Pharos, the site of the lighthouse at its eastern point having been weathered away by the sea.