Egyptian sphinx (Scenery) Satellite maps
Sphinx and Translation "Si Fenke Secretary" and the pyramid with the ancient Egyptian civilization for the most representative sites in the Egyptian capital Cairo in the southern suburbs of eight kilometers West of the Libyan desert, in front of the pyramid.That the construction of the pyramid, here is the quarry.Quarrying workers at the top of hard rock mining to the construction of the pyramids, but the middle one of rock containing impurities, such as shellfish, loose structure, it is not disposable.After the completion of the pyramid, will be left over from the quarry on a hill.Legend has it that in 2610 BC, Ha Fula King came to inspect the site of the tomb of their own future, Xianci Hill tower block in the former, rather unsightly, Longyan All of a sudden displeasure.Placed in front of architects have two options: demolition or removal of, or use it to the grave of the component.Talented designers from ancient myths and mountains in the shape of the draw inspiration.Ancient, responsible for the protection of the tribal security, to resist the enemy outside the chiefs have often been compared to the brave lion, and in myths, the lion is the tomb and temples, such as the guardian of the Holy Land.Perhaps designers are aware of the Lions of animal cruelty a bar, so ingenuity to the hills Diaozhuo Ha Fula into the lion's head and body, the symbol of wisdom and a lion on a brave collection.Thus, the enduring an ancient art form was born this way, it is the world's oldest and largest of the Sphinx.4000 years, the Sphinx, as a dedicated defender, crawling in Ha Fula pyramid, the sun every day staring Dongsheng, Wu Yu observed the silence of the world's sense of the vicissitudes of life.As the long years of relentless baptism, as it still faces Ha Fula King, but it round after round of face wrinkles, the former outer layer of red clay mostly falling off, crown, St. snakes, have long disappeared.It bogged down in the nose, chest and systemic "muscle" relaxation, grouper mottled split, Biantilinshang.Collars and painted trace, only a square head on the crown fixed the deep hole on its nose, it was stated that it is offensive Egypt, France Napoleon, with shelling bad.In fact, is not the case, because as early as in Napoleon, has been on the missing nose of the Sphinx documented.
Egyptian sphinx geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/10/22 11:20:00)
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