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The Lighthouse is an Egyptian building in Age of Mythology, available in the Mythic Age. Its sole function is to provide gigantic Line of Sight. In addition to Laborers, Fishing Ships can build Lighthouses, albeit very slowly.

The Lighthouse cannot attack, but it has a decent amount of hit points and usually gives players enough warning of an enemy approach to prepare their defenses. Additionally, units can garrison inside a Lighthouse for protection.

Lighthouses can be empowered by Pharaohs and Ra's Priests, which is only useful to speed up its construction.

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History[]

โ€œThe Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and remarkable for its architecture and size. It warned mariners at night of shoal waters along the tricky coast. It was actually built by Greek rulers of Egypt who had gained control of the country after the death of Alexander and the breakup of his brief empire. The list of seven wonders was made by a Greek and heavily favored Greek artifacts. Most had relatively short lives, including the lighthouse, which was felled by an earthquake.โ€

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Buildings in Age of Mythology
Generic
EconomicTownCenterAOMGreek Town Center ยท Building house icon House ยท GranaryIcon Granary ยท AomFarmIcon Farm ยท ArmoryIcon Armory ยท Market icon AOM Market
MilitaryDockAOMIcon Dock ยท TempleAOMIcon Temple
Walls and gatesStonewall icon Wooden Wall ยท GateIconAoM Gate ยท Stonewall icon Stone Wall ยท GateIconAoM Stone Gate ยท Fortifiedwall icon Fortified Wall ยท GateIconAoM Fortified Gate
TowerSentryTowerIcon Sentry Tower ยท Improvement watch tower icon 64 Watch Tower ยท Guard Tower upgrade icon AoM Guard Tower
SpecialAomWonderIcon Wonder ยท SecretsOfTheTitans Titan Gate
Unique
GreekPortrait GreeksStorehouse Icon Storehouse ยท MilitaryAcademyIcon Military Academy ยท ArcheryRangeAOMIcon Archery Range ยท StableAOMIcon Stable ยท Fortress Fortress
EgyptianPortrait EgyptiansLumberCampIcon Lumber Camp ยท MiningCampIcon Mining Camp ยท MonumentVillagersIcon Monument ยท MilitaryAcademyIcon Barracks ยท Midgol Migdol Stronghold ยท SiegeWorks Siege Works ยท Lighthouse icon Lighthouse ยท Obelisk Obelisk ยท CitadelWall Icon Citadel Wall ยท GateIconAoM Citadel Gate ยท Improvement ballista tower icon 64 Ballista Tower
NorsePortrait NorseLonghouse icon Longhouse ยท HillFort Hill Fort ยท ArmoryIcon Dwarven Foundry
AtlanteanPortrait AtlanteansManor Manor ยท EconomicGuild Economic Guild ยท MilitaryBarracksIcon Military Barracks ยท CounterBarracksIcon Counter-Barracks ยท Palace Palace ยท BronzeWall icon Bronze Wall ยท GateIconAoM Bronze Gate ยท IronWall icon Iron Wall ยท GateIconAoM Iron Gate ยท OrichalkosWall icon Orichalkos Wall ยท GateIconAoM Orichalkos Gate ยท SkyPassage icon Sky Passage ยท Mirror tower icon Mirror Tower
ChinesePortrait ChineseBuilding storage pit icon Storage Pit ยท GardenIcon Garden ยท MilitaryAcademyIcon War Academy ยท StableAOMIcon Stable ยท Building chinese fortress icon Castle ยท Earthen Wall Icon Earthen Wall ยท GateIconAoM Earthen Gate ยท Great Wall Icon Great Wall ยท GateIconAoM Great Gate
Non-constructable (non-campaign exclusive buildings)
CitadelIcon Citadel Center ยท HealingSpringIcon Healing Spring ยท HesperidesIcon Hesperides Tree ยท LureIcon Lure ยท PlentyIcon Plenty Vault ยท TartarianGateIcon Tartarian Gate ยท UnderWorldPassageIcon Underworld Passage
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