The Great Sphinx of Giza is an iconic monument located in Egypt. It is a limestone statue of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. The Great Sphinx is believed to have been built around 2500 BC and is the oldest and largest monolith
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The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt, the Sphinx is part of the Memphite Necropolis and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.