The Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of ancient wonder and architectural brilliance, has watched over the Giza plateau for ...

The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the natural ...

Did you know the Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the biggest and oldest statues in the world? It’s about 66 feet tall and 240 feet long. Built around 2,600 B.C. under Pharaoh Khafre, it’s ...

Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet high and 234 feet long – and unique appearance. The monument depicts a part pharaoh ...

Hieroglyphics on the sphinx's chest spell it out: this is a portrait of the great King Taharqo, the fourth pharaoh to rule over the combined kingdoms of Kush and Egypt. Kush occupied what is now ...

The temple was one element within the pharaoh's vast funerary complex, which included, besides the Pyramid, a lengthy causeway stretching downhill from the Mortuary Temple to the Sphinx and a ...

The next pharaoh, his brother Khafre, built a pyramid—as well as the Great Sphinx, some scholars claim—in Giza. The next generation followed the same pattern: Baufre, son of Redjedef ...

A sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. This is the Great Sphinx of Giza. It is chiselled from limestone and has the face of Pharaoh Khafre.