Egypt rebuilding the Lighthouse of Alexandria

**Anubis88** · May 20, 2015, 06:23 AM

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-10238506.html

I love it. Definetly worth a visit

**The excited one** · May 20, 2015, 06:51 AM

This only proves the junta (rulers of Egypt) trying hard to boost their own ego after sentence their ex-President Morsi to death. All I can see is a pure waste of money dumping into the see to rebuild something that is lost.

>inb4 political mudpit

**Anubis88** · May 20, 2015, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by The excited one

This only proves the junta (rulers of Egypt) trying hard to boost their own ego after sentence their ex-President Morsi to death. All I can see is a pure waste of money dumping into the see to rebuild something that is lost.

>inb4 political mudpit

Please stop with this. We don't want this thread closed. It has nothing to do directly with politics, so please don't mention it. I think it would be just awesome to see the Lighthouse again; a majestic sight indeed. It doesn't matter who and why would build it.

**The excited one** · May 20, 2015, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Anubis88

Please stop with this. We don't want this thread closed. It has nothing to do directly with politics, so please don't mention it. I think it would be just awesome to see the Lighthouse again; a majestic sight indeed. It doesn't matter who and why would build it.

Are you mod? If not then pls let us speak freely in this thread.

note: time to move this to political mudpit heheh

**Roma_Victrix** · May 20, 2015, 08:11 AM

As corny as a modern remake would be, I'd still like to go see it.

I know, I know, I'm terrible.

**The excited one** · May 20, 2015, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by Roma_Victrix

As corny as a modern remake would be, I'd still like to go see it.

I know, I know, I'm terrible.

If i'm going to egypt i would rather see the original wonder such as the Pyramids

**athanaric** · May 20, 2015, 09:23 AM

Egypt desperately needs more income from tourism after all the destruction and bad press, and as long as their reconstruction is as faithful as possible and not too damaging to the environment, I don't see a problem there.
There's just one possible concern, which is related to the resurrection of extinct species, and that is that people's attitude towards these things may become too casual if it's so "easy" to rebuild old stuff, which may lead to an under-valuing of the actual archaeological heritage.

Perhaps this is a sign for Greece, Turkey, and Iraq to rebuild "their" wonders as well? I'd love to see the Temple of Artemis rebuilt (by secular Turks), just to spite Erdo-Hitler. And Iraq could definitely use a new tourist attraction, after they get rid of the zerg.

**Anubis88** · May 20, 2015, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by athanaric

Perhaps this is a sign for Greece, Turkey, and Iraq to rebuild "their" wonders as well? I'd love to see the Temple of Artemis rebuilt (by secular Turks), just to spite Erdo-Hitler. And Iraq could definitely use a new tourist attraction, after they get rid of the zerg.

So much for avoiding politics

**athanaric** · May 20, 2015, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Anubis88

So much for avoiding politics

It pays to read posts in their entirety...

**Anubis88** · May 20, 2015, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by athanaric

It pays to read posts in their entirety...

It would be a great post if it didn't have what i quoted

**athanaric** · May 20, 2015, 10:06 AM

You can't have a conversation about ancient heritage in modern age Middle East/North Africa without politics.

**Josh Mahurin** · May 20, 2015, 03:54 PM

Yes and understanding the motivations behind governments attempting these replicas gives an understanding of why they will probably be done poorly. We talk about the politics of the past all the time here so I don't see much use trying to avoid the politics of the present, when they are relevant. But I'm saying this as an individual, not in any way representing the opinions of the team, just to be safe

**James the Red** · May 20, 2015, 09:30 PM

I guess this will pair nicely with that new great Library of Alexandria that they built.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina

**Iaius Statius Laurentius** · May 20, 2015, 10:46 PM

I'm far more concerned with the destruction of actual ruins than I am about rebuilding modern versions... but since Egypt's not in any danger of THAT at least, I guess that's neither here nor there.

If they're going to build a reconstructed Lighthouse, I hope it's not Disneyfied or anything like that but is an actual faithful attempt at reconstruction (probably using modern materials I imagine, but it should look faithful). And I'd hope it was an educational/cultural center and not, say, a hotel or a casino or something.

**Abdülmecid I** · May 22, 2015, 06:10 AM

Hopefully their plans will fail. I wouldn't like to see tax-payers' money wasted for something of zero historical importance that is inevitably going to be kitsch. If I want to imagine the Lighthouse, I could read a book about the Lagids, no need to ruin Alexandreia, because el-Sisi's megalomania and his regime are based on cheap references to a glorious past.

**Josh Mahurin** · May 22, 2015, 12:33 PM

Agreed. Spend the money on fixing your state.

**Anubis88** · May 22, 2015, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Josh Mahurin

Agreed. Spend the money on fixing your state.

Well jobs are going to be provided for a lot of people for a project of this size. So basically you are reducing unemployment by this project

**Josh Mahurin** · May 29, 2015, 05:10 PM

Temporarily yes. However I would imagine the military would control who gets those jobs as they already do. And the tourism dollars would likely stay with the military for the most part as well. Sorry I'm fairly cynical