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Sphinx

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA

EGYPTIAN SPHINX. BY DANIEL
Photo by kairoinfo4u

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.
Photo by Ruth and Dave

ANCIENT PURPOSE

  • Sphinx was made to scare off thieves
  • They kinda made Sphinx because it was cool
  • Sphinx was made because he wanted to be special
Photo by watchsmart

WHAT IS SPHINX USEFUL IN THESE DAYS?

  • Sphinx makes money
  • Some people come to see the Sphinx
  • Some people come to fix the Sphinx
  • Some people come to solve some mysteries

INTERESTING FACT

  • Sphinx have more mysteries than pyramids
  • The Great Sphinx of Giza was mostly weathered by rainfall.
  • There is a mythical beast in Greek who is name is Sphinx.
  • The tail of the Sphinx is On the right back foot.
Photo by zenra

CONDITION OF SPHINX.

  • Sphinx have no nose
  • Sphinx have no beard
  • Have been weathered a lot of times
  • The face is kind of weathered
  • There is a crack on his face
Photo by apdk