The Great Sphinx of Giza with the pyramind of Khafre behind it. The Great Sphinx is a statue with the face of a man and the body of a lion. Carved out of the surrounding limestone bedrock,it is 57 metres (260 feet) long,6 m (20 ft) wide,and has a height of 20 m (65 ft),making it the largest single-stone statue in the world. Blocks of stone weighing upwards of 200 tonnes were quarried in the construction phase to build the adjoining Sphinx Temple. It is located on the west bank of the Nile River within the confines of the Giza pyramid field. The Great Sphinx faces due east,with a small temple between its paws | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Cooper |
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