Tourists look for prime positions to photograph the Great Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt.

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Tourists look for prime positions to photograph the Great Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Cheops are thought to have been built in around 2600 BC. Carved out of the surrounding limestone bedrock, the Great Sphinx is a statue with the face of a man and the body of a lion; he faces due east and sits with a small temple between his paws.

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Size: 4724px × 3150px
Location: Giza, near Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © Andrew Aitchison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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