The Great sphinx was made to honor a king or queen. and i mean no offence but the Q should have been: why is a sphinx made? if i offended u i am dearly sorry its just one of my habbits
The Sphinx in Egypt is carved out of native limestone, which varies from a resistant (but brittle) grey to a softer yellow. Section and Repair have been made from limestone from nearby pyramids.
Sandstone is made from sand.
No, The Sphinx was made of limestone blocks
The Great Sphinx of Egypt is made of limestone bedrock.
It is made up of limestone not sandstone
Sandstone is made from little fragments of rock, sand and skeletons of little sea creatures. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock.
Yes, many of the mountains in the desert southwest are made of sandstone
Red fort is made up of which rock
Sandstone, there were 3 types found: yellow-brown sandstone, red sandstone, and greywacke (which is a hard sandstone)
the Sphinx is made out of which the Sphinx was made out of hard and soft limestone. Over the years, Ancient Egyptians added more and more stone to the fore paws of the Sphinx, therefore it is also made out of stone, too.
The great Sphinx is still there, in Eygpt.
A boulder is a large rock and can be made up of many different things, including sandstone.