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The Great Sphinx (Giza)

Egypt / Giseh / Gizeh / Giza
 statue, monument, sculpture, ancient civilization, interesting place, listed building / architectural heritage
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a large half-human Sphinx statue in Egypt, on the Giza Plateau at the west bank of the Nile River, near modern-day Cairo. It is one of the largest single-stone statues on Earth, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians in the 3rd millennium BC. It is 240ft long and 66ft maximum height.

gizanecropolis.blogspot.com/2010/01/sphinx.html


www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFFT8ZbpmLA
(sound and light show)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
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Coordinates:   29°58'30"N   31°8'15"E

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  • jet (guest)
    itz just great for the shpinx was believed to protect the pyramids
  • forrestgumprock
    didnt napoloens army use the nose of it for targte practice?
  • cairene (guest)
    No, the nose was shot off by the Mamluk turks long before Napoleon arrived.
  • = (guest)
    The sphinxs are cool!
  • rosy (guest)
    tats a great lion.........its amazin
  • hello (guest)
    I'll bet napoleon's army just didn't want to put up a target.
  • lady_marionnette (guest)
    oh.... they believed that the sphinx protected the pyramids.... hmmm... is that true???
  • beleka949
    Sphinx peacefully is always looking to the East. Aside, which always goes back face of the great god Raa. Pyramid guardian, welcomes you, Almighty ... ordered.
  • rhodge
    oh,, really??? did the scientists excavated the face of the sphix???
  • angjana
    The colossal enigmatic monstaer carved from a spur of rock left by Cheops' quarry-masons. It bears the head of Chephren, wearing the royal head-dress, false beard and cobra brow-ornament, and has the body of a recumbent lion. Thus does the Pharaoh himself take the guise of the occult protector of the complex.
  • hEx313
    wut makes it even more amazing, is the fact its carved from one massive stone, its perfect.
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