The most enigmatic of sculptures, the Sphinx was carved from a single block of limestone left over in the quarry used to build the Pyramids. Scholars believe it was sculpted about 4,600 years ago ...

Carved from the natural limestone of Giza, the sphinx has disintegrated over the years, entire pieces dropping off to the desert floor below. It is not known to have chambers inside, like those ...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a human It's located on the Giza Plateau in Egypt, near the great pyramids, and is a prominent symbol ...

There are hundreds of tombs at Giza with hieroglyphic inscriptions ... At that rate, they say, it would take 100 people three years to complete the Sphinx. Exactly what Khafre wanted the Sphinx ...

Some archeologists have noticed that the human head of the Great Sphinx of Giza is too small for it's lion body. One theory is that the sphinx was originally not a sphinx at all. What Was on the ...

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...