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THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

Fotini Katsamboula

Vasilis Panagou

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Photini Katsamboula

One of the seven wonders of ancient world are the pyramids of Egypt. Every year, many tourists visit the pyramids because they want to learn about their history, their scaling, their descending passage and their hieroglyphics. All of these things make the tourists feel very curious about how people were able to make these famous and interesting wonders. The most famous pyramid is “THE GREAT PYRAMID”.

The Sphinx is one of the sights of Egypt. She is made from limestone and she has the head of one Pharaoh who wears all the regal jewellery and the body of a lion. The Sphinx was made in 2558-2535 B.C. The total height is 20 m. His head has 6 m width and the body has 57 m. length. The large corrosion and the decomposition of Sphinx are owed at the poor quality of rock and at the weather conditions. The director of Sphinx is Dr.Zahi Hawass. He said in his interview that it is very interesting and amazing how the passages and the rooms are.

The hieroglyphics of Sphinx are the most difficult and interesting hieroglyphics of all the pyramids. Because they can’t be understood. The most famous hieroglyphics are: 1) the eyes which are likened to the eyes of the Pharaoh. 2) the cane of Pharaoh which is likened to the power of  Pharaoh. The most famous and brilliant hieroglyphics are in the room of the sarcophagus of Sphinx.

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Vasilis Panagou 

The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Great Pyramid of Giza is the only remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This Ancient Egyptian necropolis consists of the Pyramid of Khufu (known as the Great Pyramid and the Pyramid of Cheops), the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre  a few hundred meters to the south-west, and the relatively modest-size Pyramid of Menkaure a few hundred metres further south-west, along with a number of smaller satellite edifices, known as "queens" pyramids, causeways and valley pyramids. The Great Sphinx lies on the east side of the complex, facing east. Current consensus among Egyptologists is that the head of the Great Sphinx is that of Khafre.

Only Menkaure's Pyramid is seen today without any of its original polished limestone casing, with Khafre's Pyramid retaining a prominent display of casing stones at its apex, while Khufu's Pyramid maintains a more limited collection at its base. Khafre's Pyramid appears larger than the adjacent Khufu Pyramid by virtue of its more elevated location, and the steeper angle of inclination of its construction – it is, in fact, smaller in both height and volume.  

A Sphinx is a zoomorphic mythological figure which is depicted as a recumbent lion with a human head. It has its origins in sculpted figures of Old Kingdom Egypt, to which the ancient Greeks applied their own name for a female monster, the "strangler", an archaic figure of Greek mythology.

The largest and most famous is the Great Sphinx of Giza, sited at the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile River and facing due east, is also from the same dynasty. Although the date of its construction is uncertain, the head of the Great Sphinx now is believed to be that of the pharaoh Khafra.

 

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