Sphinx+by+Ryan

The ancient structure, the Sphinx, was built for the ancient pharoh Khufu. It was built for him by his son Djedefre. Khufu's son ,Djedefre, wanted to build an image of his father with the body of a lion in honor of his father. The Sphinx was built in 2555 to 2532. That is a time period of 23 years. It was built in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The idea came from the Pharoh wanting a statue built in his honor and he wanted a lion in it too so the peasants morphed the two and the Spynx was made why they did that was not mentioned. The slaves carried tons of stone and carved for many hours trying to sculpt an image of the pharoh Khufu, lso Khufu's son Djedefre helped because it was his idea and his present to his father. Some of the people died during the construction of this Great structure. **The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years. Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx, nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes. Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit Egypt. **  
 * [[image:http://www.guardians.net/egypt/sphinx/images/sphinx-door1-2001.jpg width="142" height="148" caption="Copyright (c) 2001 - Andrew Bayuk, All Rights Reserved"]] || **// Guardian of the Horizon //** ||  ||
 * ** The Sphinx of Giza is a symbol that has represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of years. Even with all of the pictures that we see of the Sphinx, nothing can really prepare you for the time that you finally see the Sphinx with your own eyes. Here's a look at the Sphinx that will give you a hint of what you can expect to see if you visit Egypt. ** ||^  ||

** [|Abu Roash] where it now lies badly damaged. Some believe that Khafre usurped the throne of Djedefre and then built his pyramid and Sphinx at Giza. ** ||
 * [|Pyramid of Khafre]**** at the foot of its causeway. As one rounds the northeast corner to the front of the Sphinx, the alignment of the two structures becomes more apparent. ** || || ||
 * [|Pyramid of Khafre]**** at the foot of its causeway. As one rounds the northeast corner to the front of the Sphinx, the alignment of the two structures becomes more apparent. ** || || ||

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