The Great Sphinx is one of the greatest structures in all of Egypt. It is a combination of a man and a lion, it has the head of a man and a body of a lion. There are hundreds of Sphinx's in Egypt but none can compare to the Great Sphinx in Giza which stands 66 feet high and 240 feet long, that's huge! It is still a popular structure in todays times. Las Vegas is the home of the Luxor Hotel and Casino were they made a replica of the Great Sphinx (the Egyptians must be upset we copied the sphinx!). The Great Sphinx used to be covered with sand almost neck deep, that's pretty deep for the Great Sphinx, it was probably covered during a sand storm and it was uncovered thousands of years later by the French engineer Emil Baraize. It took him 11 years to finish the job!
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wow i didn't know that Las Vegas had a hotel just like the great spinx, and i didnt know it was the greatest structures in all Egypt!
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