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The Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is a statue that was built more than 4,500 years ago by Chephren's workers. It has the face of Chephren and the body of a lion. Over the years, part of the uraeus (sacred cobra), the nose and the ritual beard have fallen apart, though this does not stop tourists from taking a step back into the past.
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Was the Sphinx carved out of limestone?
The Great Sphinx, believed to be the most immense stone sculpture in the round ever made by man, was carved [sculpted] from a huge rectangular bedrock block of limestone.
Khufu's pyramid, also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza, was built in 2584 BCE. The construction was completed in 2540 BCE.
Has anyone ever stood on the Great Sphinx of Giza?
I do believe so if they had a tall and safe enough ladder to go it or would be even brave enough.
The first factor is its age. The Sphinx is thousands of years old, and nothing that old is going to continue without some degree of deterioration.
The second factor is the climate. Egypt's climate is hot and harsh, and with strong, sand-bearing winds, which have the effect of eroding the surface of the Sphinx.
The third factor is the composition of the stone and mortar used in constructing the Sphinx. Efforts have been made to restore the stonework, but the difference in salt content between the new and older stone has resulted in the older stone pushing out the newer masonry repairs, which in turn have taken more of the original stonework with them.
Who shot a cannon ball at the sphinx?
The legend was that one of Napoleon's soldiers fired a cannon at the Sphinx, breaking off the nose- however, there is evidence that the damage was done earlier, and not with a cannon. But it makes a good story, does it not?
How many great pharaohs are buried in the Sphinx?
Well, pyramids were only made for pharaohs/kings back then.
The sphinx near the Great Pyramid has the body of a?
The name of this sphinx is called the Great Sphinx, by the way....
The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion, but it has the head of a man. Historians believe that this head is a replica of Khafre (cah-freh), a pharaoh who supposedly had the monument built. The lion symbolizes power, while the human head symbolizes intelligence and control.
How big is 12 500 000 000 000 kilometers?
7.7671399 × 1012 miles, or about 7.77 trillion miles.
Or an estimated 7,767,139,900,000
What are scientists doing to keep track of the Sphinx's deterioration?
They measure wind,moisture, and pollution
Who was the great sphinx built to honor?
I have no idea, but it was for someone like king kufu or somehting like that
The sphinx is not a dog. It is a lion body with a human head. Like a centaur but with a lion body, not horse.
What animals did man hunt during the stone age?
Humans throughout time have hunted any animal living in their environment that they could potentially eat. By the stone age human technology had progressed to the point were any land animal could be potential prey. Some of these animals are now extinct, such as mammoths, mastodons, aurochs, cave bears ect. These animals were hunted by European hunters.
Where is the Sphinx monument is located?
next to the great pyramid of Egypt they are both in the land of ancient Giza a ancient city in Egypt
What animal body does the Spinx represent?
The Great Sphinx of Giza [The Sphinx], represents the body of a cat-like warrior,
they were called "Tphun-dor Khaqtz" by the ancient Egyptians, translating in
English to "THUNDER-CATS". The Sphinx is believed to be their leader, "Lion O",
who saved the Egyptians from Nazi Zombies that sought out vengeance for
the Egyptians calling them "Big stinky poo-poo heads".
About 400 years after the statue was built, somebody blew a big hot fart
on it, and the nose blew off. It is ancient folk-lore that Der Fuhrer himself
was indeed the hot-fart blower.
Why is nose on the Sphinx missing?
When Napoleon soldiers from France was drunk they shot the Sphinx nose so constantly that it finally fell off the Sphinx,
Which made a great but untrue fable.
The first recorded picture of the Great Sphinx was painted hundreds of years before Napoleon's Army arrived in Egypt. It had no nose then so it was not an effort by the French to destroy a historical monument.
The most likely reason was not man made, but a minute natural fissure that expanded over the centuries..
How long did it take to make the sphinx?
no one really knows but it someone said 700 years which can't be right!
How do you solve the puzzle in the sphinx in Giza?
It is a misnomer that there is a 'riddle' of the Great Sphinx of Giza as this phrase is confused with the original Greek legend of The Riddle of the Sphinx. See the link below.
