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First Lighthouses
Lighthouse on the Isle of Thasos - Fifth Century BC
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Amongst the first known lighthouses figures the one on the Isle of Thasos in the Aegean Sea. It dates from the Fifth Century BC and it has been possible to reconstruct its shape.
It was a cylindrical tower measuring 3.5m. in diameter and 3m. in height and its top supported the fireplace.
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