The Great Sphinx of Giza, a symbol of ancient wonder and architectural ... Towering near the pyramids, this monumental ...

Beneath the statue, there was a Roman stela inscribed ... The country’s most famous sphinx, the Great Sphinx of Giza, dates back to around 2,500 B.C. It is the oldest monumental sculpture ...

There are hundreds of tombs at Giza with hieroglyphic inscriptions dating back some 4,500 years, but not one mentions the statue ... Great Pyramid, a quarter mile from where the Sphinx ...

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 ...

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 ...

Giza's three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed in the fourth dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom, arguably the first great civilization on earth. Today, Giza is a suburb of rapidly growing Cairo ...

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.

Hemiunu 4th-dynasty limestone statue (right), Pelizaeus-Museum ... the face of the Great Sphinx at Giza is not Khafre—as some scholars have argued—but Khufu himself, in divine form, protecting ...

The Great Sphinx is carefully placed within Giza, protecting the tombs of Khafre and Khufu. But when was the sphinx given a face? And whose face would serve to protect these important pharaohs?

With multiple rounds of rain on the way this week, a Flood Watch will be in effect for several Northeast Ohio counties starting Wednesday at 8 p.m. and extending through Sunday morning. Video of ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...