HISTORY OF EGYPTIAN ARCHITECTURE
GIZA No.4
: Pyramids, Giza, 4th Dynasty, 2545-2450 B.C. ; Giza, Egypt.
Sphinx. The view from the Valley Temple of King Chephren.
- Sphinx (or Aboul Hul as the Arabs call) has the head of King Chephren and a lion body. It is 20m high and 73m long. The face is 4m width.
The head of the Sphinx.
Photo: Shoji Hiramatsu
[No.1]Pylamids
: [No.2]Pyramid of Chephren
: [No.3]Pyramid of Cheops
[No.4]Sphinx
: [No.5]Valley Temple of King Chephren
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