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What are the Pyramids? What is a Sphinx?​

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Answered by priyankadanu113
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Pyramid

The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. As of November 2008, sources cite either 118 or 138 as the number of identified Egyptian pyramids.[1][2] Most were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.[3][4][5]

A view of the pyramids at Giza from the plateau to the south of the complex. From left to right, the three largest are: the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Khufu. The three smaller pyramids in the foreground are subsidiary structures associated with Menkaure's pyramid.

sphinx

is a mythical creature with the head of a human, a falcon, a cat, or a sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of an eagle.

The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Great Pyramid in the background

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Legendary creatures

In Greek tradition, the sphinx has the head of a woman, the haunches of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She is mythicized as treacherous and merciless, and will kill and eat those who cannot answer her riddle.[1] This deadly version of a sphinx appears in the myth and drama of Oedipus.[2]

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Answered by eraali357
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I am an Egyptian

it's my country

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One of the three famous Egyptian pyramids is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, specifically the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the three famous Egyptian pyramids located in Giza Governorate, and today we offer you some information about the Egyptian pyramids

Signs indicate the completion of question marks about the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, and scholars have suggested that the construction used the use of the outer building of the pyramids to raise the blocks to the upper levels of the higher pyramids. Machines to lift the blocks to the pyramids, and the French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin developed a theory suggesting that the stones of the pyramids use ladders.

أبو الهول هو تمثال لمخلوق أسطوري بجسم أسد ورأس إنسان وقد نحت من الحجر الكلسيّ، ومن المرجح أنه كان في الأصل مغطى بطبقة من الجص وملون، ولا زالت آثار الألوان الأصلية ظاهرة بجانب إحدى أذنيه.

The Sphinx is a statue of a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human being carved from limestone, and it is likely that it was originally covered with a layer of plaster and colored, and traces of the original colors are still visible next to one of his ears. Located on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt, the Sphinx is also the guardian of the plateau. It is the oldest known colossal carvings. Its length is about 73.5 meters, including 15 meters long for its front feet, its width is 19.3 meters, and its highest height from the ground is about 20 meters to the top of the head. It is believed that the ancient Egyptians built it during the reign of Pharaoh Khafre (2558-2532 BC), the builder of the second pyramid in Giza. To match the sight of the Sphinx

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