The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. Facing directly...
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The Sphinx water erosion hypothesis is a fringe claim, contending that the Great Sphinx of Giza and its enclosing walls eroded primarily due to ancient...
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associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, between 2600 and 2500...
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The Hall of Records is a purported ancient library that is claimed to exist underground near the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt. The concept originated...
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Orion correlation theory (redirect from Giza–Orion correlation theory)
indicates that the Giza pyramids were constructed during the Fourth dynasty period (3rd millennium BC), while the exact date of the Great Sphinx is still unclear...
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The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure,...
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famous sphinx is the Great Sphinx of Giza, situated on the Giza Plateau adjacent to the Great Pyramids of Giza on the west bank of the Nile River and facing...
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom...
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Khafre (category Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt)
enormous pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, is surpassed only by his father's (the Great Pyramid). The Great Sphinx of Giza was also built for him...
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only acquired its nickname, referring to the Great Sphinx of Giza, in the year 1936. The image of the sphinx appears when the rock, having an 8 m height...
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Sphinx International Airport (IATA: SPX, ICAO: HESX) is a public airport, serving the city of Giza, on the western side of Cairo, Egypt. In October 2017...
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structures, among which are the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples. Giza has always been a focal point...
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Leontiasis ossea (category Great Sphinx of Giza)
and identity of the Great Sphinx of Giza: a medico-anthropological review". Shemu (The Quarterly Newsletter of the Egyptian Society of South Africa)...
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Western Desert (redirect from Western Desert of Egypt)
Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza...
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inspired to investigate the age of the Sphinx and as a result inspired an ongoing Great Sphinx controversy over the age of the monument. Marquis Alexandre...
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Dream Stele (redirect from Dream Stele of Thutmose IV)
Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh...
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Ancient Egyptian race controversy (redirect from Race of ancient Egyptians)
focusing on questioning the race of specific notable individuals, such as the king represented in the Great Sphinx of Giza, the native Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun...
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on horseback in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, with his army in the background. The painting was presented at the Salon of 1886 under the title Œdipe...
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than the Great Sphinx of Giza (73 meters long), it is notable for its prominent Egyptian and Kushite elements. The lion portrayed in the sphinx is done...
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Monolith (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
Eswatini Zuma Rock, Nigeria Mount Lubiri, Angola Mount Poi, Kenya Great Sphinx of Giza Oruku Rock, Ososo, Edo State, Nigeria Scullin monolith Batu Caves...
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Graham Hancock (redirect from Message of the Sphinx)
theories of other Atlantis proponents regarding several historic sites. For example that of Robert M. Schoch, who contests that the Great Sphinx of Giza was...
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to: Great Sphinx of Giza, the giant Sphinx statue near the Great Pyramids Sphinx of Memphis, a stone sphinx located near the ruins of Memphis Sphinx International...
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Robert M. Schoch (category Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni)
later recognised as a synonym of genus Wortmania. Schoch is best known for his fringe argument that the Great Sphinx of Giza is much older than conventionally...
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fraternity with a founding date of December 4, 1906. It employs an icon from Ancient Egypt, the Great Sphinx of Giza, as its symbol. Its aims or pillars...
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Egyptian pyramids (redirect from The Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur)
number of smaller satellite edifices known as "Queen's pyramids", and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Of the three, only Khafre's pyramid retains part of its original...
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April 2011. The Giza Governorate is also home to the Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently...
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Statue (category Types of sculpture)
000 BC Ain Ghazal statues, c. 7000 BC, found in Ain Ghazal, Jordan Great Sphinx of Giza, c. 2558–2532 BC, the largest monolithic statue in the world, standing...
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Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie (category Great Sphinx of Giza)
Norden's drawing of the Great Sphinx of Giza. As the first near-realistic drawing of the sphinx, he is the earliest known to draw the Sphinx with the nose...
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Thutmose IV (redirect from Thutmose IV of Egypt)
celebrated accomplishment was the restoration of the Great Sphinx of Giza and subsequent commission of the Dream Stele. According to Thutmose's account...
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Yanni (redirect from Port of Mystery)
ancient city of Byblos, Tunisia's Roman Theatre of Carthage, India's Laxmi Vilas Palace, the Egyptian pyramids and Great Sphinx of Giza, and the Amman...
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