Thursday, 28 March 2013

Saturday 16th March 2013 +2.0hrs GMT: Alexandria, Egypt ­ The Sphinx

We then moved on down the hill to the Sphinx – with the face of a man and the body of a lion, this magnificent statue carved from natural rock, looks towards the east and the rising sun symbolising and rejoicing in the return of life every day.  It is 190 feet long and reaches 66 feet at its highest point with the face itself over 16 feet high.

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