The Great Sphinx with the pyramids of Khafre (right) and Menkaure (left) in the background at the Giza necropolis, Cairo

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The Great Sphinx statue stands in front of the Pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure with patchy white clouds as a backdrop at the Giza Pyramids site on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.

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Size: 4033px × 2689px
Location: Pyramids, Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © Richard Whitcombe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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