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The name of this sphinx is called the Great Sphinx, by the way....
The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion, but it has the head of a man. Historians believe that this head is a replica of Khafre (cah-freh), a pharaoh who supposedly had the monument built. The lion symbolizes power, while the human head symbolizes intelligence and control.
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Where was the sphinx built?
It was built in a desert in Giza, Egypt, which is in east Egypt.
How did they make the sphinx?
With handtools, scaffolding, and a near-infinite supply of slave labor.
Where was the great pyramids situated?
The Great Pyramid is near present day Giza, Egypt.
What is under the sphinx?
The Sphinx is located in Giza, Egypt. This is the same location as the Great Pyramids and stands close-by. Giza itself stands just outside Cairo. As to why it is there, then for similar reasons as the Great Pyramids. The Sphinx is a very common zoomorphic depiction within the Old Kingdom. The Sphinx is generally a guardian of a temples and royal tombs this explains why the Sphinx is where it is.
What is the name of the largest Egyptian pyramid?
The biggest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Khufu at Giza near modern Cairo. Built during his reign 2589-2566BC. It is 480ft high and 750ft on each side of the base. It contain about 2.3 million limestone and granite blocks, a total weight of 6.4 million tons.
The sphinix that stands near the great pyramid has the body of a?
Body of a Lion
Which part of the great sphinx can be viewedin a museum?
None. The Sphinx is near the Great Pyramid
What other famous landmarks are near the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Sphinx is in the same area as the Great Pyramid.
What is the sphinx that stands near the great pyramid?
The Great Sphinx sits in front of Khafra's pyramid. It is in Giza, which is located in Egypt. It was built to seem as if it was guarding this pyramid.
What is near the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The Sphinx, the Nile River, Cairo.
In which part of Egypt are the great pyramid and Sphinx?
Near today's Cairo.
What types of landforms are located near the sphinx?
The great pyramid is just a short distance opposite the sphinx is facing.
What three pieces of information would help describe the location of the great pyramid and the sphinx?
The Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid stand on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Cairo, in Egypt.
Whose pyramid does the Sphinx sit on?
The sphinx does not sit on any pyramid. It sits on its own near the pyramid of Khafre.
Is Sphinx found in Japan?
No, in Egypt. It is located near the Great Pyramid and is approximately 10,000 years old.
What is the monument called that has a head of a human and body of a lion called it is built near a tomb of a Pharaoh?
A Sphinx. The great spinx was built near the great pyramid, and was supposed to protect Khufu (or if you prefer Greek, his name would be Cheops). There were many more statues of Sphinxes, though, including Hatshepsut having two pink sphinxes at her temple.
Where was the sphinx built?
It was built in a desert in Giza, Egypt, which is in east Egypt.
