AROUND THE WORLD: THE SPHYNX - EGYPT

BY: P.G. Year 5A

 

NAME: Sphynx 

CITY:Giza

COUNTRY:Egypt

CAPITAL CITY:Cairo

CONTINENT:Africa

LANGUAGE SPOKEN:Arabic

NFORMATION ABOUT THE MONUMENT:

  • Paraoh Khafre design the Sphynx.
  • The Sphynx was built 7000 B.C.
  • The Sphynx was built to guard the Pyramyd.
  • The Sphynx is among the wordl's largest sculptures, measuring 73 metres long and 20 metres high.
  • One of the most peculiar aspects of the Sphynx is its out- of- proportion head.
  • Sa'im al-Dhar broke the Sphynx.
  • You cannot touch the Sphynx.
  • The Sphynx is approximately 4500 years old.
  • The Sphynx was a female monster.
  • Sphynxes are strong flyers.