The Great Sphinx of Giza, Giza, Egypt
The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of the Sphinx is generally believed to represent the face of the Pharaoh Khafra. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing metres (241 ft) long, metres (63 ft) wide, and m ( ft) high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the Pharaoh Khafra (c. 2558–2532 BC) (source: Wikipedia)
Size: 4096px × 2734px
Location: Giza, Egypt, Africa
Photo credit: © Grzegorz Gajewski / Alamy / Afripics
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