The Great Sphinx
Sight in Al Haram, Giza Governorate, Egypt
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Facing directly from west to east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx appears to represent the pharaoh Khafre. The original shape of the Sphinx was cut from the bedrock, and has since been restored with layers of limestone bl... (read more on Wikipedia)
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Hotels/Accommodations nearby
- The Pyramids Loft (310 m)
- Pyramids View Inn Bed & Bre... (750 m)
- Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel... (1,340 m)
- Pyramids Plaza Hotel (1,390 m)
- Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx Hotel (1,480 m)
Other locations nearby
- Osiris-Grab (170 m)
- Giza Plateau (380 m)
- Great Pyramid of Giza (430 m)
- Pyramid of Khafre (520 m)
- Grand Egyptian Museum (2,100 m)
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