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

Sphinx is the human-headed lion in ancient Greek mythology; the term likely came into use some 2,000 years after the statue was built. There are hundreds of tombs at Giza with hieroglyphic ...

The Sphinx is oriented from west to east and faces the rising sun. This was important to ancient Egyptians, who worshipped the sun ...

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 ...

Imagine running with a view of the Pyramids of Giza or inside the valley of a dormant volcano. The new book 100 Runs of a ...

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 ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza—built for the Pharaoh Khufu and ... pyramids (for queens and sisters); and an enormous statue of a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

With multiple rounds of rain on the way this week, a Flood Watch will be in effect for several Northeast Ohio counties starting Wednesday at 8 p.m. and extending through Sunday morning. Video of ...

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 ...