Sphinx
Sphinx was carved over 4500 years. It was for Pharaoh Khafre. It was his head, the body of a lion. Sphinx was carved in a huge stone. It is guarding the Chephren pyramid. Sphinx was covered by sand, where she kept all these years. His body is very soft rock and stone head is very strong, but some people used their heads to take practice. Nobody knows exactly what he was decorated with the days of the ancient Egyptians, but it must have been very nice time.
Pyramids
The pyramids were built to hide the tombs of the pharaohs. The first pyramids were step pyramids to help the Pharaoh upstairs and join the sun god Ra in heaven. After that (there are 4500 years old) was the largest of the pyramids, the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren kings. Until a hundred years, these pyramids were the tallest structures in the world! No earthquake could destroy them. Each of them have been built over 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing about as much as a small elephant. Limestone coverings were stripped by people for future use of the building. The pyramids were many false doors to deceive tomb robbers, but did not work!
Sphinx was carved over 4500 years. It was for Pharaoh Khafre. It was his head, the body of a lion. Sphinx was carved in a huge stone. It is guarding the Chephren pyramid. Sphinx was covered by sand, where she kept all these years. His body is very soft rock and stone head is very strong, but some people used their heads to take practice. Nobody knows exactly what he was decorated with the days of the ancient Egyptians, but it must have been very nice time.
The pyramids were built to hide the tombs of the pharaohs. The first pyramids were step pyramids to help the Pharaoh upstairs and join the sun god Ra in heaven. After that (there are 4500 years old) was the largest of the pyramids, the pyramids of Cheops and Chephren kings. Until a hundred years, these pyramids were the tallest structures in the world! No earthquake could destroy them. Each of them have been built over 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing about as much as a small elephant. Limestone coverings were stripped by people for future use of the building. The pyramids were many false doors to deceive tomb robbers, but did not work!
