EditorialThe sphinx, a mythical animal with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. The monument is partly hewn out of a natural knoll, and partly built up. Behind it the pyramid of Pharaoh Chefren, to which the sphinx belongs. 26th BCE, 4th Dynasty, Old ...
EditorialThe pyramid of Pharaoh Chefren (26th BCE) has preserved a large part of its limestone casing near the top. It was originally 145 m high, on a base of 214 m2.
EditorialThe sphinx, a mythical animal with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. The monument is partly hewn out of a natural knoll, and partly built up. Behind it the pyramid of Pharaoh Chefren, to which the sphinx belongs. 26th BCE, 4th Dynasty, Old ...
EditorialThe pyramid of Pharaoh Chefren (26th BCE) has preserved a large part of its limestone casing near the top. It was originally 145 m high, on a base of 214 m2.