Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx > The Sphinx EG051010JHP
Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Giza Pyramids & Sphinx | |||
Filename: | The Sphinx EG051010JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2005-04-20 07:10:55 | |||
Photo Size: | 10mb 5076x3720 pixels | |||
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Caption: | The Sphinx Front Head Face Body Gizah Paws Dream SteleEgyptian Carved Limestone Statue, somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau. The pyramid of Menkaure is just visible beyond the left hand headress flange. |
Keywords: | Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, pyramid, Menkaure, Mycerinus, soft, erosion, limestone, Valley, Temple, causeway, landscape, lion, stele, dream, paws, face, nemes, headdress, enclosure, conservation, repairs, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient |