Photos of Great Sphinx of Giza

When it comes to the pyramids in Egypt, you will think of the Sphinx. It is located in the Pyramid Scenic Area. Near the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Khafre, the Sphinx and the pyramids, which have a history of about 4,000 years, belong to the ancient Egyptian civilization. A representative monument, it is also synonymous with Egypt. As the name suggests, the Sphinx is a statue of a human-faced lion with its front paws lying forward on the desert. The entire statue is about 22 meters high and 57 meters long. Except for the front paws, the original head of the Sphinx. Wearing a crown, there is a relief of the holy snake on the body, and there is a long beard and a collar around the neck. But after thousands of years of wind, rain and sand burial, the crown and collar disappeared. The Sphinx is not next to the Khafre Pyramid, but at a distance. After entering the Giza Pyramid Scenic Spot, bypass the Pyramid of Khufu and go through a corridor to the side of the Sphinx, and there is a corridor next to the Sphinx, you can climb to the corridor to take pictures. After visiting the Sphinx, you can also walk to the Khafre Pyramid behind it and the nearby Khufu Pyramid.