<Ul> <Li> A well - preserved ancient tomb in the town of Abusir, 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Alexandria, is thought to be a scaled - down model of the Alexandria Pharos . Known colloquially under various names--the Pharos of Abusir, the Abusir funerary monument and Burg al - Arab (Arab's Tower)--it consists of a 3 - storey tower, approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in height, with a square base, an octagonal midsection and cylindrical upper section, like the building upon which it was apparently modelled . It dates to the reign of Ptolemy II (285--246 BC), and is therefore likely to have been built at about the same time as the Alexandria Pharos . </Li> <Li> The design of minarets in many early Egyptian Islamic mosques followed a similar three - stage design to that of the Pharos, attesting to the building's broader architectural influence . </Li> <Li> The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, located in Alexandria, Virginia, is fashioned after the ancient Lighthouse . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A well - preserved ancient tomb in the town of Abusir, 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Alexandria, is thought to be a scaled - down model of the Alexandria Pharos . Known colloquially under various names--the Pharos of Abusir, the Abusir funerary monument and Burg al - Arab (Arab's Tower)--it consists of a 3 - storey tower, approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in height, with a square base, an octagonal midsection and cylindrical upper section, like the building upon which it was apparently modelled . It dates to the reign of Ptolemy II (285--246 BC), and is therefore likely to have been built at about the same time as the Alexandria Pharos . </Li> <Li> The design of minarets in many early Egyptian Islamic mosques followed a similar three - stage design to that of the Pharos, attesting to the building's broader architectural influence . </Li> <Li> The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, located in Alexandria, Virginia, is fashioned after the ancient Lighthouse . </Li>

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