The Great Sphinx
ancient Egyptian monumental sculpture
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Summary
The Great Sphinx is a sphinx[1]. It draws 18,269 Wikipedia views per month (sphinx category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Giza[3]
- Country: Egypt[4]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[5], archaeological site[6]
- Architectural style: ancient Egyptian architecture[7]
- Depicts: sphinx[8], nemes[9], Khafra[10]
- Made from material: limestone[11]
- Location: Giza Necropolis[12]
- Commons category: Great Sphinx of Giza[13]
- Inception: 2559 BC[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: Giza Plateau[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Great Sphinx of Giza[16]
- Title: Great Sphinx of Giza[17]
- Different from: Sfinks[18]
- Length: 73.5 m[19]
- Elevation above sea level: 23 m[20]
- Height: 20.2 m[21]
- Width: 19 m[22]
- Time period: Ancient Egypt[23]
- Culture: culture of ancient Egypt[24]
- Thickness: 1939 cm[25]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Livius[26], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
- Copyright status: public domain[28]
Body
Cultural Impact
Things named for The Great Sphinx include Sphinx International Airport[29], an international airport[30], in Egypt[31] and New Sphinx[32], a city[33], in Egypt[34].
Why It Matters
The Great Sphinx has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Sphinx International Airport[29], an international airport[30], in Egypt[31] and New Sphinx[32], a city[33], in Egypt[34].