The #Sphinx is a mythological creature with a man’s head and a lion’s body.
This is the Great Sphinx of Giza, which takes its name from the city of #Egypt in which it’s located, not far from Cairo. Its fame is due to the big size: 240 ft long and 66 ft high.

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‣ Sphinxes were usually built in pairs and placed at the entrance of a building to symbolize its protection. This however is alone, it’s thought to represent the #pharaoh Chefren and it’s not by chance that it’s located in front of the pyramid dedicated to him, second in size only to that of Cheope

‣ One cannot name a sphinx and not associate it with any mystery. It has taken all these years to find three #secret passages inside the statue so far, the last of 50 ft, dating back to recent times. According to the legend, what we have always been looking for is a hidden chamber: the “Hall of Records” in which the papyri containing all the knowledge of the ancient Egyptians would be collected starting from the history of the lost continent #Atlantis

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⇒ Date: 2558–2532 BC

⇒ Material: Limestone

⇒ Dimensions: 73 m (240 ft) long from paw to tail, 20 m (66 ft) high from the base to the top of the head and 19 m (62 ft) wide at its rear haunches.

⇒ Site: Giza, Egypt