Give a brief description of the Sphinx at Giza
The Great Sphinx at Giza near Cairo is the most famous sculpture in the world. It has the body of a lion and the head of a human and represents Ra Horakty, a form of Sun God and the incarnation of royal powers and the protector of the temple doors. During the eighteenth dynasty, it was popularly known as the 'Horus of the Horizon' and 'Horus of the Necropolis'. The Sphinx is located at a short distance from the Great Pyramid. It is carved out of a natural limestone outcrop and is 19.8 metres (65 feet) high and 73.2 metres (240 feet) long.
