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What is the Sphinx in Giza primarily made of?
Answer
Limestone
The Great Sphinx of Giza is carved from a single massive limestone ridge on the Giza Plateau, standing 66 meters long and 20 meters high. The monumental statue, with a human head and lion's body, is believed to have been created during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre (circa 2500 BCE) during Egypt's Old Kingdom. The Sphinx's original purpose may have been as a guardian figure for the Giza pyramid complex or as a representation of the pharaoh.
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The Great Sphinx of Giza is carved from a single limestone ridge and is believed to date to Pharaoh Khafre's reign around 2500 BCE.
Other options people guess
- Granite
- Marble
- Sandstone
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- ancient monuments
- Egypt
- archaeology
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