Sphinx

Visitor information

Also known as

狮身人面像

City

Lanzhou

Address

Pyramid tomb area in Giza, Egypt

Opening hours

9:30-17:00; clearing will begin after 16:00

Ticket

60 Egyptian pounds for adults, half price for international students with ID card

Time needed

1 hour

Coordinates

36.4555469, 103.6227434

About Sphinx

The Sphinx is an Egyptian cultural heritage, located in the pyramid tomb area of Giza, Egypt. Part of the head is said to be shaped by the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khafre according to his own portrait. Others believe that Regidev built it based on the portrait of his father Khufu. This statue is 20 meters high and 57 meters long. If you include the two front paws, the total length is 72 meters. The face is about 5 meters long and 4.7 meters wide, the nose is 1.71 meters long and the mouth is 2.3 meters long and 1.93 meters wide. It wears a "Naimus" crown on its head, with fan-shaped "Naimus" turbans hanging down on the sides of its ears. On its forehead is a relief of the holy snake "Kubera" (cobra), and on its lower jaw is the symbol of the emperor - a long drooping beard. It is surrounded by a collar around its neck, and the lion's body is decorated with eagle feather patterns.

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