Sentence examples for pharos from inspiring English sources

The pride of ancient Alexandria was the great lighthouse, the Pharos of Alexandria, which stood on the eastern tip of the island of Pharos.

"From rush to splinter, to a shellful of fish oil, to candle, to paraffin and eventually to electricity, keeping the light burning has been part of the husbandry of the islander".As far back as 261BC, Ptolemy I started building the Pharos of Alexandria, standing over 400 feet tall with an open bonfire that could be seen 29 nautical miles away.

(In the 1990s, as the city of Alexandria prepared for major construction projects, layers of the ancient city were uncovered, including what are thought to be remnants of the Pharos of Alexandria).

The first authenticated lighthouse was the renowned Pharos of Alexandria, which stood some 350 feet (about 110 metres) high.

(See also Artemis, Temple of; Rhodes, Colossus of; Giza, Pyramids of; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Halicarnassus, Mausoleum of; Pharos of Alexandria; Zeus, Statue of).

Like many of his predecessors, he built in the area of the Great Palace, his most interesting contributions being two churches, the New Church and the church of the Theotokos of the Pharos.

Pharo, who began his career in journalism at a local newspaper aged 18, told the court how Rupert Murdoch regarded The Sun as "very much his own personal fiefdom" and the "cornerstone of his empire".

Pharo said: "She could often be fine but more often than not she was nothing short of a nightmare.

Pharo recalled one occasion when he admitted in morning conference that he had a "terrible news list".

Pharo, 45, of Sandhurst in Berkshire; Dudman, 51, of Brentwood in Essex; and O'Driscoll, 38, of Windsor in Berkshire, were all originally charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.

Pharo, from London, and Pyatt, from Windsor, deny aiding and abetting a Surrey police officer to commit misconduct in a public office between 2002 and 2011.