Sphinx Temple
Sphinx Temple is a temple in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Sphinx Temple is situated nearby to Sphinx Stele, as well as near Amenhotep II Temple.Photo: HoremWeb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Sphinx of Giza and Pyramid of Kheops.
Great Sphinx of Giza
Work of art
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.
Pyramid of Kheops
Sphinx Stele
Photo: Chanel Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose IV in the first year of the king's reign, 1401 BC, during the 18th Dynasty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Kerdasa.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi
Neighborhood
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood.
Kerdasa
Village
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. Kerdasa is situated 7 km north of Sphinx Temple.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Sphinx Temple
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Sphinx Temple of Giza”
- Categories: temple, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.97522° or 29° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
31.13828° or 31° 8′ 18″ eastOpen location code
7GXHX4GQ+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 1238523833OpenStreetMap feature
historic=templeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2309639
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tatar—“Sphinx Temple” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد أبو الهول”
- Chinese: “斯芬克斯神庙”
- French: “Temple du Sphinx”
- German: “Harmachis-Tempel”
- German: “Sphinxtempel von Gizeh (Altes Reich)”
- German: “Sphinxtempel von Gizeh”
- German: “Sphinxtempel”
- Hindi: “स्फिंक्स मंदिर”
- Hungarian: “Szfinksz temploma”
- Korean: “스핑크스의 신전”
- Polish: “Świątynia Sfinksa”
- Russian: “Храм Сфинкса”
- Tatar: “Сфинкс гыйбадәтханәсе”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amenhotep II Temple and Valley Temple of Khafre.
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