The great sphinx at Giza

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Sphinx in Giza is a large statue of a sphinx, which is located at Giza plateau in Egypt on the west bank of the River Nile, near modern Kayro.Sfinksat represents the king of Ancient Egypt - Pharaoh as incarnation of the god of the sun. For this look to the east. Thousands sfinksove been built, the most famous of which is that in Giza.

Sphinx - the enormous statue of a human head and body of a lion to keep Peace Pharaoh, buried in pyramids. Figure of sphinx dating from 2500 BC with a human face, six meters wide, carve in stone. According to experts, the image is Hefren - son of Heops. There is a legend associated with the sphinx and she says: Whether a person will live or not depends on whether you answer a riddle set by sphinx, and it was this: What is that thing that morning walk of 4 feet, at noon - 2 and evening - to 3? Answer to this riddle is not solved by anyone.

 
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