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  • Karen HechingerAfrica 2023Traveler
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    • Day 70
    • Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 9:08 AM
    • ☀️ 88 °F
    • Altitude: 66 ft
    • EgyptMaşrif Ghaţāţī29°59’20” N  31°8’46” E
    No one knows the real story of how the nose got destroyed1

    52. Egypt: Cairo - Pyramids & Sphinx

    July 16, 2023 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F

    Egypt - our last country! We immediately headed out to see Egypt's biggest claim to fame: the pyramids and the sphinx.

    The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous statues in the world. Created from limestone, it depicts a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion, and was built to guard the pyramids and tombs of Giza. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt, with archaeological evidence suggesting that it was created during the reign of Khafre (c. 2558–2532 BC), and the largest free standing sculpture to survive from ancient times.

    I thought it was pretty cool.
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    virginia miller

    TravelerGreat shot!

    8/11/23Reply
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