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The Lion in the Middle of the Desert

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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The Lion in the Middle of the Desert
One of the greatest symbolisms of Egyptian cultures is the Pyramid. The Pyramids of Giza were built more than five thousand years ago, and since the time of their creation, they have been wowing people as if no other structure on Earth has managed to. The Pyramids are a symbolism of man's use of science even so long ago, to make architectural and engineering wonders of the kind that the world would not be able to replicate easily, even today. One of the main features that provide a sense of wonder though, besides the pyramids themselves, is the Great Sphinx. The Sphinx, situated in Giza is considered amongst the planet's largest and most magnificently old statues. The Sphinx, is in fact, the resting body of a lion, with the head of a human being. In the local languages of the area, it has been  [...]

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Travel To The Great Pyramids At Giza And The Sphinx

Thursday, November 26, 2009

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Travel To The Great Pyramids At Giza And The Sphinx
Sphinx of Giza is one of the world’s largest and oldest statues. It is statue look alike a lion sitting with a human head. It is also known as “Shesib Ankh”. It stands on the Giza Plateau on the west banks of largest Nile River near Cairo in Egypt. It is 73.5m (240 ft) long 6 m (20 ft)wide and 20 m(66 ft) high and one of the largest monolith statue in the world. It is believed that was build by ancient Egyptians in the third millennium and one of the oldest monumental sculptures. “The Riddle of the Sphinx” is the original Greek Legend and phrase which asks questions who the model for the face was? When it was built? Whom? It is one of the world’s largest and oldest statues. The original name and purpose to build this statue is still not known, Old Kingdom does not describes its  [...]

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