Port Said Lighthouse
The Port Said Lighthouse is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt. Considered a unique example for the evolution of architecture during the nineteenth century in the city, the lighthouse was designed by François Coignet at the request of the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Ismail the Magnificent. Construction was completed in 1869, one week prior to the inauguration of the Suez Canal. The lighthouse was built to guide ships passing through the canal. The lighthouse has an octagonal shaped tower that is 56 m high.
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Port Said Lighthouse
The Port Said Lighthouse is one of the most important architectural and tourist landmarks in the city of Port Said in Egypt. Considered a unique example for the evolution of architecture during the nineteenth century in the city, the lighthouse was designed by François Coignet at the request of the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, Ismail the Magnificent. Construction was completed in 1869, one week prior to the inauguration of the Suez Canal. The lighthouse was built to guide ships passing through the canal. The lighthouse has an octagonal shaped tower that is 56 m high.
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El Faro de Puerto Saíd (en ára ...... octogonal, con 56 m de altura.
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Le phare de Port-Saïd est situé rue de Palestine à Port-Saïd, Égypte.
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The Port Said Lighthouse is on ...... haped tower that is 56 m high.
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فنار بورسعيد القديم أو منارة ب ...... ة لحاجز الأمواج الغربي للقناة.
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The lighthouse in 2008
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unpainted tower except the seaward side painted white and black
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El Faro de Puerto Saíd (en ára ...... octogonal, con 56 m de altura.
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Le phare de Port-Saïd est situé rue de Palestine à Port-Saïd, Égypte.
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The Port Said Lighthouse is on ...... haped tower that is 56 m high.
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فنار بورسعيد القديم أو منارة ب ...... ة لحاجز الأمواج الغربي للقناة.
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Faro de Puerto Saíd
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Phare de Port-Saïd
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Port Said Lighthouse
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فنار بورسعيد القديم
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Port Said Lighthouse
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