Long time no see :v
Oh ya, my English teacher gave me an assignment, describe unique architecture in the world, and post into our blog!
I think, I have an idea! Because I choose LM Sejarah for my LM :v, I think I want to describe . . .
GREAT SPHINX of GIZA !!
(woww.. yeahh... so amazed!! :v)
Okay, happy reading guys..!! :))
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head) that stands on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. The face of Sphinx is generally believed to represent the face of the Pharaoh Khafra. The Sphinx is a monolith carved down into the bedrock of the plateau which also served as the quarry for the pyramids and other monuments in the area.
Sphinx regarded as the guardian of the royal tombs or temples by the ancient Egyptians that is placed around the structure of the building. Face of ancient Egyptian sphinx usually depicting the pharaoh who is regarded as the incarnation of the god of the sun.
How about the ancient Egyptian's Sphinx ?
Sphinx first made during the reign of the ruler of the Fourth Dynasty who ruled from 2723 BC to 2563 BC. The first sphinx believed to represent Queen Hetepheres II of the same dynasty. The sphinx is now kept in the Museum of Cairo, Egypt.
Additionally, it has been found about 900 sphinx in the temple of the god Amun.
Sphinxes was created by King Ramses II. A statue of the king was also seen in between the two front legs sphinx.
One of all ancient Egyptian Sphinx is the Great Sphinx of Giza. It is the largest and most famous sphinx. The Sphinx is located at the Giza plateau, on the suburbs of Cairo and is part of a complex of ancient pyramids of Giza.
Sphinx of Giza, which has a length of 73.5 meters, 6 meters wide and 20 meters high is the single largest stone structure in the world. Although there is no direct proof of the age, the sphinx believed built around 4,600 years ago. Giza Sphinx faces depicting the fourth dynasty pharaoh Khafra with the symbol of a cobra on his forehead.
Sphinx head is about 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. His eyes have a height of two meters as well as the width of the mouth. While leg lengths ranging from 15 meters. Sphinx of Giza has a stone slab with some inscriptions located between his legs. This slab added to the original monument by King Thutmose IV. Inscription tells the dream of King (Thutmose) so it is also called 'Dream Stela'.
Giza Sphinx was carved directly out of a limestone hill. The structure has several layers of limestone. Compared with other parts of the body, the head made from tougher layer making it more resistant to erosion. On the other hand, the basic structure made from softer layer, so prone to erosion even not long since the sphinx was made.
Oh no! His nose and his beard is missing!
There's two version why Sphinx's nose missing, the one version, according to Arab historian al-Maqrizi, writing in 15th century, the loss of the nose because of the iconoclasm by Muhammad Sa'im al-Dahr, a Sufi Muslim from the Khanqah of Sa'id al-Su'ada. On AD 1378, upon finding the local pleasants make offerings to the Sphinx in the hope to increase their harvest, enraged, he destroyed the nose, and was later hanged because of the vandalism.
The second version, the nose was broken by a cannonball fired by Napoleon's soldiers. And the beard of Sphinx dug up and kept in the British Museum, London.
Okay guys ..!! Maybe that's my short describe about The Great Sphinx of Giza !! :v
Thanks for reading my post, and ...
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