HOW WAS IT MADE
- All made of limestone.
- A lot of slaves made it
- Made with the shape of a lion.
- The head shape is the King Kharfre.
The Great Sphinx of Giza... How was it made? Well, it is true that it was made by the slaves. The Sphinx was made of limestone and some tools that was made for the pyramid. The Sphinx was created using the shape of the lion's body and the head of the King Kharfre. Isn't that amazing?Other workers who was a slave for a pyramid made the Sphinx. It took like a long time to make the Great Sphinx.
Ancient purpose of the Great Sphinx of Giza... some people think it was made because it looked and felt cool. Well that is not the whole reason why they built the Sphinx. The Great Sphinx of Giza was actually made to scare off the thief and tomb robbers. It was also made because King Kharfre wanted to be special and well known by the Sphinx which actually worked.
Sphinx... is it doing well right now? Well... there
is a lot of parts broken in Sphinx. People say that Napoleon shot a cannon to the Sphinx's nose because the nose broke. Something that is broken is the Sphinx's beard. Sphinx have been through a lot of weathering but the weathering is mostly water. Sphinx is a special architect that is really special.
What is Sphinx useful in these days? Well... The Great Sphinx of Giza makes money! A lot of tourists come and visit Sphinx. Others come and visit Sphinx because they want to solve some mysteries. Some people who really cares about the monuments and architects came and fix Sphinx's nose and beard.
The interesting and really fun facts about Sphinx is that there is way more mysteries about Sphinx than pyramids. The Greek people got the mythical beast named Sphinx from the Great Sphinx of Giza. People think Sphinx was mostly weathered by wind and sandstorm but actually, it was mostly weathered by rainfall. This are the main interesting facts.