The
Great Sphinx of Giza is a large sculpture on the west bank of the
Nile River. The Great Sphinx is not a true
sphinx; it is the head of King
Chephren with a crouching body. It was built in the Fourth Dynasty (
2723 BCE-
2563 BCE)
The Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt
See also: Sphinx, Great Pyramid of Giza