The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous monuments of antiquity - and nearly every person has heard about it - and seen it. But what is the history of the Sphinx? When was it built? And why? This is the story of the Great Sphinx of Giza.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza
https://www.history.com/articles/the-sphinx
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sphinx-and-the-Pyramids-of-Ghiza-by-Facchinelli,-BNF-Gallica.png
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