The Lighthouse of Alexandria: One of the Ancient World's Most Impressive Buildings 

WE NEED A MINI SERIES OF ALL THE ANCIENT WONDERS OF THAT TIME PERIOD!

Although its was built in an “earth quake prone” region; the darn thing stood for over a thousand years. It had a good run.

MEGAPROJECT IDEA: Simon Whistler's RU-vid empire

Seems like every time I open RU-vid there's a MegaProjects. One day there'll be a meta MegaProjects about this channel's production rate.

I'll say it again. Simon Whistler is an absolute mad lad. I have no idea how he puts out SO MUCH quality content. He must work 20 hours a day.

Possible future subject: Heavy lift helicopters

The Colossus Of Rhodes next?

The Library of Alexandria would be great.

I have heard people suggest modern reimaginings of all seven of the ancient Wonders: a new library at Alexandria that connects libraries all over the world, a colossal statue of the Sun god Helios at Rhodes that is the biggest statue ever built, and stands above a solar power research center . . . and a lighthouse at Alexandria that is part of an upgraded global positioning system.

The Tower of Hercules lighthouse is Spain is like a working mini version of this lighthouse.

That beard is a mega project ... allegedly

Now for the ancient harbour at Portus, Italy, and the canals linking it to Rome, as well as the trade routes between Rome, Athens and Alexandria. I think that history lesson will be a good one to watch from you, Simon.

The mulberry harbour the allies used to get men and equipment on shore after the Normandy invasion would be intresting.

1:05 - Chapter 1 - The original bucket list 2:45 - Chapter 2 - Construction 6:35 - Chapter 3 - Description 8:35 - Chapter 4 - Destruction 10:10 - Chapter 5 - Rediscovery 11:30 - Chapter 6 - Reconstruction

Can you please do a video on the Union Pacific “Big Boy” steam locomotive? The largest steam locomotive in history. They are truely mammoth In size.

We need a story about Simon's mega project beard.

The more you post..the more I learn...the less I work....

I have an odd suggestion, i was thinking about one the Mayan calendar. It's nearly as accurate as today system but only achieved with studious observation, sticks and string. Take that one modernity.

Mega project ideas: Hoover dam Panama Canal Kansai international airport Dubai palm islands The autobahn and or the US interstate highway system Biographics suggestion: Lucius Cornelius Sulla

When Caesar visited the Pyramids, they were as far back in his time as he is to us

"Borrowed time?" Makes it sound like it hardly lasted at all. It did kind of stand for like 1200 years before getting it's 'remodel', and then a few hundred years after that.

This is my fav. Simon channel... *SPACE SHUTTLES!!!* - I feel a space shuttle vid coming... yay!

1. Large Hadron collider 2. Denver airport 3. Mega wheel digging machine 4. Deep sea cable laying 5. Vatican library

MegaProjects- The 3 Statues of Liberty. Norway's Doomsday Vault. Sydney Opera House

i would love to see one on either the parthenon in greece, the pantheon in rome, or the Hagia Sophia in Turkey

I'd like to see an episode on England's canal system.

I love history so I really enjoyed this edition of mega projects (along with all your other previous ones), and as such I would love to see more videos about the other seven wonders of the ancient world. I really really loved watching your MPs on the Roman sewers and roadways by the way.

I love how everyone is talking about future video subjects. Great Job, really love your videos! What I would like to see in the future on this channel: -Tesla’s GYGAFACTORY -Eiffel Tower -Norway’s Bank of Seeds

In modern Greek the word "Faros" means lighthouse

Could you do a video on the Walls of Benin? It was supposed to be four times longer than the Great Wall of China and to contain one hundred times more material than the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Thanks for shedding some light on this topic :D

Your programs are informative, clear and consise; well done Sir. As a student of ancient civilizations I include the lighthouse of Alexandria as a point of interest. Thank you for publishing this work.

"I covered it on another one of my channels", how many times does Simon use this a week?

The author should have mentioned the Tower of Hercules in Spain, which is about a half size the the Alexander Lighthouse. The T of H was built by the Romans and is thought to be modeled after the Alexander Lighthouse. See Wikipedia. See google images for photos. The Tower of Hercules still stands in good condition after about 2,000 years. It was built in the 2nd century ad. The Tower is 57 meters tall compared to the Alexander at 100 meters tall. The Tower is in the far north of Span in Galicia. AND the 2,000 year old Tower of Hercules is still is use today!!!!!

I enjoy all of your shows because you put so much in to them and make them worth watching

I literally finished watching all your videos and subscribed 1 minute before this was uploaded lol. Good timing

A relatively unknown but a very “British” mega project, hadrians wall...

As a history nerd, when I saw the title I got excited!! :D

Loved this 👌, thanks so much for the great video!

I’d love to see a mega project video about the Hagia Sophia!

Honestly Simon, you have so many channels its time to just make a vlogging channel too. I just want see you at the pub, though you can leave out the regular "bathroom" trips where you always come back sniffling.

6:56 1,500 years after it's construction. Think about that when he criticizes the builders for not knowing about plate tectonics at 8:30

Apparently a british guy telling me about ancient history is one of my favorite things. Keep up the good work

Yessssssss I've been waiting for this one. Thanks Simon!

Do you think you could do a video on the Nevada-Class Battleships as both ships had interesting careers. One of which USS Nevada tried to escape Pearl Harbor, fought at D-Day , Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and survived 2 atomic bombs. I would say that's a mega ship.

Do oak ridge, Tennessee as a project! The secret city.

I love your content . Thank you for posting ! Subscribed !

I love this channel. I discovered Simon through Biographics but he seems to have a lot more fun in these videos.

Megaprojects idea: The Boeing Everett Factory the largest building in the world by volume

Can we get one on Hindenburg?

Nice historical video. Thank you.

Would love more videos on things that aren't around anymore. Im always so interested in places that were lost to history

Sigh......*boots up AC: Origins*

This only shows how developed we we're then the middle ages came and it all went to shit.

Just discovered your channel. Thoroughly enjoyed this video friend

Brilliant and very informative!

The newer but no less majestic and unfathomable, "Toilet Paper Towers of Covid!" They can be viewed in many a hysterical homeowners conservatory across the western world.

3:53 its myth that Ceaser destroeyd library. It burned just partialy and was restored. Some time laterit got destroyed. Julius has nothing to do with it.

love the channel! keep it up Thanks!

I would love to see a video of the Northern European Enclosure Dam project. Its more of a thought experiment but i think it would still make for an awesome video. Love your content! Kind regards :D

That beards looking full there Simon.

Yeah I’ve already seen this in Game of Thrones!!

The Canadian Kidd Mine would be neat as a megaprojects vid, as always keep up the hard work and awesome content!

Very well done...thank you!!!

how about the big pile of garbage here in the Philippines? That seems like a mega project on its own.

Simon: "from the Wadi Hammamat quarries to the east of the ci-" *Loud noises* Cap'n 'Merica: "We're getting the team together." *Skip Ad* Simon: "-ty." Yeah no, there wasn't a perfect break literally half a second later. Thanks RU-vid ads.

Excellent writing, editing & Simon you _know_ you're loved too.💋🇨🇦

tanks from ww1 through ww2 to modern not in just one vid but a series to cover it all thanks dude nice vids about the world from megaprojects that evolved from the beginning

We should put together a GoFundMe to send Simon on the Trans-Siberian Railroad

The Ancient Lighthouse at Alexandria: A truly BRIGHT idea. {I'll see myself to the door...😊}

As always a good video full details and information. So much so you could say I feel quite "enlightened ".

Love these videos and his other channels. I'd like to see mega projects do videos on the LHC and on some of the newer GIGANTIC ships of today.

That lighthouse is pretty good I guess. I recon I could build a pretty good one though.

"I covered it on another one of my channels" WHY ISN'T THERE A RICK ROLL IN THE DESCRIPTION BELOW? SMASH that dislike button!

I like the ancient projects too! Thanks.

I love these videos, how about one on the library of Alexandria? or the hanging gardens.

I love the direction of mega projects. I love how each video is different

Awesome! Please make more videos of ancient world wonders. I know there were very some old city/village in Zimbabwe that was also considerd a wonder of it's time, I forgot the name, but something similar to the one in Turkey

Thanks, Simon. Wonderful.

Great so glad I discovered this page

Great series Simon 👍

Awesome video. Would love to see one of the Amphitheatre of El Djem.

Loved the video I asked for this ages ago now can you do the rest

More like this would be great. This was very interesting.

Thank you. I loved this.

The Aztec capital - from settlement to height... there are so little original style modern videos that focus on the place,its architecture etc from the invariably humble start with the nomadic settlement being signalled by the foretold sight of an Eagle holding a snake in its mouth, as instructed from the Gods themselves to the people who would go on to lay a city on a lake, and with a video from yourself; exploring its engineering and districts, how they functioned, etc, would be a real treat - rather than focusing the Spanish arrival. Its a marvellous comparison of achievement based on quality of life alone, say, compared to London - which was filthy and squallid amd riddled with disease... and I am English saying this.. Please do consider this topic. Its beyond worthy. Great work here too on this post BTW... thanks very much for all your beautifully executed videos. All killer and no filler : )

Well done video and history! Curious, what was the largest wooden water vessel?

Now that looks amazing

Cover all the ancient and medieval wonders. They represent the pinnacle of human achievements of their times and certainly deserve a Megaproject each

Thanks for another interesting Megaproject video. P.s. Your beard is looking great!

Great video. The nazca lines can count as ancient megaproyect

Great idea! Do you plan to do more world wonders in the future?

Nice one. Do the other five. Then Camp Century 👍

You should do all of the ancient wonders as a playlist.

would love to see a video about the Sanford Lab built in the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota

Nice video! I’ve got a suggestion for a new video. What about the Dutch Water Line & the Defense Line of Amsterdam?

Awesome video, as always. Should've used some footage from AC Origins :D

It is possible that silver was several times more expensive in relative value back then due to the differences in mining and refining and accessibility of materials.

This is a good video I wonder what the cost to reconstruct it fully today would be

Loved the historical megaproject👍