Portrait of the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile, near modern-day Cairo, in Egypt. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 73. 5 m (241 ft) long, 6 m (20 ft) wide, and 20 m (65 ft) high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians in the third millennium BCE. Traditionally it is considered that the face is a portrait of its creator the Pharaoh Khafra but this is disputed by some experts
Size: 2533px × 3800px
Location: Giza, Egypt
Photo credit: © johnrochaphoto/Egypt / Alamy / Afripics
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