EGYPT's Great Sphinx of Giza may originally have had the face of a lion, according a British team who claim they solved one of history's most puzzling riddles in 2008.

The Sphinx The Sphinx, which embodies the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, is believed to be the head of Khafre and his guardian spirit for his entire burial complex. Carved from the ...

The Giza pyramid complex is home to multiple pyramids not to mention the Sphinx. The most recognizable and well-known of them are Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure.

Want to see the Sphinx up close? Take in the view from the top of the Great Pyramid? Walk along the entire 144-foot length of the Pharaoh Khufu's reconstructed funerary vessel, carved 4,500 years ...

Giza pyramid and sphinx have been restored"The sphinx is now safe and sound and will greet visitors to the Giza plateau after being hidden under scaffoldings for almost three years," El-Damaty ...

EGYPT's Great Pyramid and Sphinx were excavated by a British explorer more than 200 years ago, but his account would go unpublished until they were unearthed in the British Museum.

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From massive pyramids to the Sphinx, the Giza Plateau is an ancient-history lover’s dream. About 4,600 years ago, ancient Egyptians turned the plateau into a place where they buried their most ...

The courtyard in front of the sphinx and the pyramid of King Khafre will be opened on Sunday after three years of restoration. Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh El ...