phare

Japanese: phare
phare

…At the eastern end of the island of Pharos stands a 110m-tall stone lighthouse (completed around 279 BCE, by Sōstratos), which was counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It collapsed in 1326, and the 15th-century fortress of Qait Bai now stands there. In French, lighthouses are still called phare. A large torch was lit from the tower and projected far into the distance using a convex mirror. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "phare" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ファロス島東端には石造り高さ約110mの大灯台(前279年ころ竣工,ソストラトスSōstratosの作)が聳立して古代の七不思議の一つに数えられたが,1326年に倒壊し,今は15世紀のカーイト・バイ城砦が立っている。フランス語では今でも灯台をファールphareという。頂楼の大炬火は凸面鏡で遠く投射された。…

※「phare」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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