Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx > The Sphinx Profile EG051023JHP
Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Giza Pyramids & Sphinx | |||
Filename: | The Sphinx Profile EG051023JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2005-04-20 08:18:14 | |||
Photo Size: | 9.3mb 5295x3543 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Sphinx Profile Giza Ancient Egyptian Limestone Carving Pharaoh Muslim Cemetery,somewhat of an enigma, but most likely carved out of an outcrop as an inspirational homage to the Pharaoh Khafre some 2500BC whose pyramid is directly behind it, although some attribute it to the previous Khufu who built the first and Greatest Pyramid. This huge prone lion figure with a human face faces the east to the rising sun and the modern day Cairo and is a very popular destination for the thousands that visit the Giza plateau. |
Keywords: | Egypt, Egyptian, Giza, Sphinx, Khafre, soft, erosion, limestone, causeway, landscape, upright, lion, profile, side-on, face, nemes, headdress, enclosure, conservation, repairs, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, Musilm, cemetery, desert, bluff, outcrop |