The Sphinx

The Sphinx is a natural rock formation in the Bucegi Natural Park which is in the of . It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres within the complex of rock formations.
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  • Type: Stone
  • Description: natural rock formation in the Bucegi Mountains in Romania
  • Also known as: “Sfinxul” and “Sphinx”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Babele and Caraiman Peak.

Stone
Photo: Treteen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the name for an area on the plateau in , within the . is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country.

Peak
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The is a mountain peak located in , in the of the . It has a height of 2,384 m. The nearest town is Buşteni.

Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Commemorative Cross to the Romanian Heroes of the First World War, also called the Heroes' Cross on Mount Cairaman is a monument built between 1926 and 1928 on at an altitude of 2,291 m located in , in the of the . is situated 2½ km east of The Sphinx.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bușteni and Azuga.

Photo: Stefan Jurca, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is in the in the region of . It is the main "entry point" to Bucegi Mountains, a high and scenic mountain range that attracts many tourists.

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is a town in the , . It is a mountain resort town in the Prahova Valley, flanked by the Bucegi and Baiului mountain ranges.

Photo: Erwan Martin, CC BY 2.0.
is one of 's finest holiday resorts, deep into the Carpathian Mountains. In the late 19th century, King Charles I of Romania chose as his summer residence and built the fabulous Peles Castle, which is today the city's best known landmark.

The Sphinx

Latitude
45.40829° or 45° 24′ 30″ north
Longitude
25.47021° or 25° 28′ 13″ east
Open location code
8GQ7CF5C+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2199466687
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3623938
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“The Sphinx” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բուչեջիի Սֆինքս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Buçeci Sfinksi”
  • Belarusian: “Бучэдзкі Сьфінкс”
  • Bosnian: “Sfinga (Rumunija)”
  • Bosnian: “Sfinga”
  • Bulgarian: “Сфинкс”
  • Catalan: “Esfinx (Romania)”
  • Catalan: “Esfinx”
  • Danish: “Sphinx (Rumænien)”
  • Danish: “Sphinx”
  • Erzya: “Бучеджинь Сфинкс”
  • French: “Sphinx de Bucegi”
  • French: “Sphinx des Bucegi”
  • Georgian: “ბუჩეჯის სფინქსი”
  • Greek: “Σφίγγα”
  • Hungarian: “Szfinksz”
  • Hungarian: “Szfinx (Bucsecs-hegység)”
  • Hungarian: “Szfinx”
  • Italian: “Sfinge dei Bucegi”
  • Macedonian: “Сфинга во Бучеџи”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sfinksen i Romania”
  • Polish: “Sfinks w Bucegi”
  • Polish: “Sfinks”
  • Romanian: “Sfinx”
  • Romanian: “Sfinxul din Bucegi”
  • Romanian: “Sfinxul, Munţii Bucegi”
  • Romanian: “Sfinxul, Munții Bucegi”
  • Russian: “Бучеджский Сфинкс”
  • Slovenian: “Buceška sfinga”
  • Slovenian: “sfinga v Bucegih”
  • Slovenian: “Sfinga”
  • Slovenian: “Sfinxul din Bucegi”
  • Turkish: “Sfenks (Romanya)”
  • Turkish: “Sfenks”
  • Ukrainian: “Бучеджський Сфінкс”

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