The Great Sphinx of Giza has stood guard over the desert for thousands of years. Carved from limestone and towering beside ...

the sphinx has disintegrated over the years, entire pieces dropping off to the desert floor below. It is not known to have chambers inside, like those found in the pyramids at Giza.

The Giza pyramid complex is home to multiple pyramids not to mention the Sphinx. The most recognizable and well-known of them ...

You are welcome to explore the pyramids and the adjacent Great Sphinx after purchasing a Giza Plateau ticket. However, keep in mind that only 300 tickets are sold per day and additional fees apply ...

When the foundation sponsored a group tour of the Giza plateau—the site of the Sphinx and the pyramids on the western outskirts of Cairo—Lehner tagged along. “It was hot and dusty and not ...

In March 2025, claims circulated that a vast underground city had long sat hidden under the Giza pyramids. What does the academic community at large think?

Two other major pyramids were built at Giza, for Khufu's son, King Khafre (Chephren), and a successor of Khafre, Menkaure (Mycerinus). Also located at Giza is the famous Sphinx, a massive statue of a ...

The Great Sphinx that stands alongside the Egyptian pyramids at Giza is one of the true marvels of the ancient world. Standing some 60ft high, 160ft long and with a face 20ft wide, the gigantic ...

Mark Lehner, the head of Ancient Egypt Research Associates, who has worked on the pyramids and the Sphinx for 40 years, has said it may be as close as he is likely to get to time-traveling back to ...