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Sostratus of Cnidus (/ ˈ s ɒ s t r ə t ə s /; Ancient Greek: Σώστρατος ὁ Κνίδος; born 3rd century BC) was a Greek architect and engineer.He is said to have designed the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (c. 280 BC), on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, Egypt.
Knidos or Cnidus [1] [2] (/ ˈ n aɪ d ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κνίδος, Ancient:, Modern:, Knídos) was a Greek city in ancient Caria and part of the Dorian Hexapolis, in south-western Asia Minor, modern-day Turkey.
Sostratus (Σώστρατος Sostratos) may refer to: Sostratos of Aegina, Greek merchant; Sostratos of Chios, ancient Greek sculptor; Sostratus of Cnidus, designer of the Lighthouse of Alexandria; Sostratus of Dyme, Greek mythological hero and friend of Hercules; Sostratus of Macedon, conspirator against Alexander
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Sostratus of Cnidus, architect and engineer, probably designed the lighthouse of Alexandria; Pythius of Priene, architect, designed the Temple of Athena Polias and the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles, two main Byzantine architects and mathematicians, designed the Hagia Sophia