The Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of ancient wonder and architectural ... Towering near the pyramids, this monumental ...

Protection from the Sahara's howling dust storms may have helped the Sphinx maintain its steady gaze over the millennia.

The Grand River’s water level has receded, but large ice chunks and debris remain around it, Fairport Harbor’s fire chief Bob Lloyd said in a press release. Despite a few peaks of sunshine ...

Have scientists discovered giant structures beneath the pyramids, including columns extending hundreds of meters into the ground?

Want to see the Sphinx up close? Take in the view from the top of the Great Pyramid? Walk along the entire 144-foot length of the Pharaoh Khufu's reconstructed funerary vessel, carved 4,500 years ...

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 ...

Khafre may be best known for his statues, and most famous among them is, of course, the Sphinx. Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of ...

Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

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Sphinxes - statues with a lion's body and a man's ... 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 ...

For years, archaeologists have been fascinated by the statue with a lion's body and human head. To discover the mysteries of the Sphinx, the team go inside the magnificent monument.

which is located on the Giza Plateau in the shadow of the pyramids themselves. Built to honor the pharaoh Khafra, whose face once adorned the famous statue, the Great Sphinx stretches more than ...