The Great Sphinx’s construction shows incredible ingenuity without modern tools. Workers carefully dug into the Giza plateau’s limestone. It took about three years to finish, with a team of ...

Giza's three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed in the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, arguably the first great civilization on earth. Today, Giza is a suburb of rapidly growing Cairo ...

But as construction progressed ... According to Giza expert Rainer Stadelmann, the face of the Great Sphinx at Giza is not Khafre—as some scholars have argued—but Khufu himself, in divine ...

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 most famous of all, of course, being the Great Sphinx at Giza. Here it is now and, compared with the one at Giza, this sphinx is very small - it's about the size of a spaniel - but it is ...

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 ...

There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical ...

Dr. Claw discovers the Great Sphinx of Giza has the power to turn people into stone. With that power he’ll be able to take over the world…and continue construction on his evil Zen rock garden.

You are welcome to explore the pyramids and the adjacent Great Sphinx after purchasing a Giza Plateau ticket. However, keep in mind that only 300 tickets are sold per day and additional fees apply ...