He remembers “climbing all over the Sphinx like the Lilliputians on Gulliver, and mapping it stone by stone.” The result was a uniquely detailed picture of the statue’s worn, patched surface ...

While the Masonic Temple in Center City is rich with symbolism — from the two sphinx statues flanking the entryway staircase ...

The Sphinx is oriented from west to east and faces the rising sun. This was important to ancient Egyptians, who worshipped the sun ...

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The most enigmatic of sculptures, the Sphinx was carved from a single block of limestone left over in the quarry used to build the Pyramids. Scholars believe it was sculpted about 4,600 years ago ...

Khafre may be best known for his statues, and most famous among them is, of course, the Sphinx. Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of ...

For years, archaeologists have been fascinated by the statue with a lion's body and human head. To discover the mysteries of the Sphinx, the team go inside the magnificent monument.

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...