The city expands and approaches ancient monuments, creating a striking contrast between history and modernity. The Giza plateau is located not far from Cairo: in fact, it found itself on the southwestern outskirts. The Sphinx was buried up to the shoulders with sand and was completely dug up only by the middle of the 20th century so that now we can admire this stunning monument shown in the AirPano panoramas. From the middle of the 22nd century BC, the necropolis of Giza began to fall into desolation, and the desert occupied the space. In the past, there was a small sanctuary between the forepaws. The statue is 73 meters long and 20 meters high. The Great Sphinx, created around 2500 BC, was given a portrait resemblance to the then reigning Pharaoh Khafren and the monument itself was erected not far from his pyramid facing the Nile and the rising sun. Pharaohs were often depicted as lions which symbolized the divinity of their rule. Dassault is also working on recreating the history of Paris in a similar 3D world. They still plan to add the Pyramid of Khafre, the middle of the Necropolis’s three pyramids, and the Sphinx. In ancient Egyptian art, the sphinx was an animal with the body of a lion and the head of a man. Considering the massive amount of work put into the Giza 3D project so far, it's only about 10 percent complete. Either way, this is one of the numerous mysteries of the famous Egyptian pyramids.Īnother outstanding monument on the Giza plateau is the Great Sphinx, the oldest surviving monumental sculpture on Earth. Legends say that such a modest size of the structure is explained by the short years of the pharaoh's life while Herodotus called him a fair and merciful ruler who, perhaps, did not want to exploit people’s force in vain. From certain angles, it seems higher but this is only an optical illusion which is explained by the steeper slope of the walls, as well as the location at the highest point of the necropolis of Giza.īehind it, there is the 62-meter pyramid of his son Menkaure. In 2570 BC, the son of Cheops, Pharaoh Khafre (or Chephren), erected a pyramid nearby that rises at 136.4 meters. Its purpose has not been established, in the same way as the purpose of the Cheops pyramid itself: although it was built for this emperor, he was not buried inside it. Above one of the galleries, a chamber being 30 meters long and about 2 meters high has been recently found. Inside, there are three large rooms and many passages, shafts and tunnels. The Pyramid of Cheops, also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza or the Pyramid of Khufu, is the largest: it reaches a height of 138.5 meters, the sides of the base extend for 230.4 meters.

And despite several centuries of research, these monuments have still preserved its secrets. Constructed in the Old Kingdom during the reign of the fourth, fifth and sixth dynasties, the pyramids have experienced the ups and downs of many civilizations and empires. “Everything in the world fears time, yet time fears the pyramids,” says the Arab proverb.

There are not so many monuments on Earth that are as famous and ancient as the Egyptian pyramids.

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