Cairo
Great Sphinx of Giza
Carved from the limestone bedrock beside Khafre’s valley-temple complex, the Great Sphinx combines a lion’s body with a royal human head. Its exact ancient name and some aspects of its interpretation remain debated.
Carved from the limestone bedrock beside Khafre’s valley-temple complex, the Great Sphinx combines a lion’s body with a royal human head. Its exact ancient name and some aspects of its interpretation remain debated.
Carved from the limestone bedrock beside Khafre’s valley-temple complex, the Great Sphinx combines a lion’s body with a royal human head. Its exact ancient name and some aspects of its interpretation remain debated.
A closer look
Three details that change the way you see it.
The Sphinx’s position beside Khafre’s valley-temple complex.
The contrast between carved bedrock and later masonry repair.
Which interpretations are supported by archaeology and which remain debated.
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