Why Was The Great Sphinx of Giza Built? | Blowing Up History
Find out what the Great Sphinx would have looked like when it was first built, and why the Pharaoh Khafre had the great monument built with his face on it.
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The Giza Plateau in Egypt includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx of Giza. All were built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The site also includes several cemeteries and the remains of a workers' village. The pyramids of Giza and others are thought to have been constructed to house the remains of the deceased Pharaohs who ruled over Ancient Egypt. The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on Earth was the start of a journey to the next world. The Plateau is located in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, and is elevated approximately 60 meters above sea-level.
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The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza pyramid complex. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Initially at 146.5 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for more than 3,800 years until Lincoln Cathedral was finished in 1311 AD.
Originally, the Great Pyramid was covered by limestone casing stones that formed a smooth outer surface; what is seen today is the underlying core structure. Some of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base.
Today tourists enter the Great Pyramid via the Robbers' Tunnel, a tunnel purportedly created around AD 820 by Caliph al-Ma'mun's workmen using a battering ram. The tunnel is cut straight through the masonry of the pyramid for approximately 27 metres (89 ft), then turns sharply left to encounter the blocking stones in the Ascending Passage. Unable to remove these stones the workmen tunnelled up beside them through the softer limestone of the Pyramid until they reached the Ascending Passage. It is possible to enter the Descending Passage from this point, but access is usually forbidden.
Khufu’s pyramid complex has three smaller queen's pyramids and five boat pits. The boat pits contained a ship, and the 2 pits on the south side of the pyramid still contained intact full-size ships. One of these ships has been restored and is on display at the foot of the pyramide in the Giza Solar boat museum. Like other buried Ancient Egyptian ships, it was apparently part of the extensive grave goods intended for use in the afterlife, and contained no bodies, unlike northern European ship burials.
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The Pyramid of Khafre or Chephren is the second-tallest and second-largest of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled from c.2558 to 2532 BC. It rises up to a height of 136.4 metres (448 ft). Khafre's pyramid sits on bedrock 10 m (33 ft) higher than Khufu's pyramid, which makes it appear to be taller.
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The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, with an original height of 65.5 meters (215 feet). It now stands at 61 m (204 ft) tall. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. The pyramid's date of construction is unknown, because Menkaure's reign has not been accurately defined, but it was probably completed in the 26th century BC.
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The Great Sphinx of Giza, commonly referred to as the Sphinx of Giza or just the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human. Cut from the bedrock, the original shape of the Sphinx has been restored with layers of blocks. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt. It is impossible to identify what name the creators called their statue, as the Great Sphinx does not appear in any known inscription of the Old Kingdom and there are no inscriptions anywhere describing its construction or its original purpose.
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The new Grand Egyptian Museum is located on 50 hectares at Giza, two kilometres from the Grand Pyramids. Part of the collection of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo will be moved to the new museum, set to open in 2020. It will house Tutankhamun's complete collection. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo will remain open.
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10. Who built it?
9. What is the Sphinx?
8. How was the Sphinx built?
7. How was the Sphinx used in Ancient Egypt?
6. Why was the Sphinx vandalized in ancient times?
5. Is the human portion of the statue a man or a woman?
4. Who are the Anunnaki and did they build the Sphinx?
3. How has the Sphinx survived for so many thousands of years?
2. Is the Sphinx linked to the constellation known as Orion, the Hunter?
1. Can the Sphinx survive the 21st century?
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Secret Knowledge Hidden Underneath the Great Sphinx
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The great sphinx of Giza, the oldest known monument from the ancient Egyptian world, stands as a symbol of the arcane mysteries still waiting to be unearthed. Could the truth about our past, and Enki’s knowledge given to humanity, be locked in an ancient chamber situated below the great beast’s paw? We examine mounds of evidence, in the face of contradictory conclusions, to try and determine its age and decode its original purpose.
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✓ Decode the True Age of the Sphinx – Scientists study erosion patterns along the body of the sphinx to uncover startling evidence about when the sphinx was originally carved.
✓ Astronomical Alignment – Researchers turn back the clock on the night sky to discover the layout of the Giza Plateau mirrors the cosmos.
✓ Secret Knowledge Hidden Underneath – Experts from multiple fields agree that a hidden chamber still awaits discovery beneath the paws of the Sphinx.
✓ The Truth About Our Past – Could this hidden chamber hold knowledge, left on our planet by an advanced civilization, that could change how we view the universe?
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Ancient Aliens: A Twin Sphinx on the Giza Plateau (Season 9) | History
For Ancient Astronaut Theorists, a twin Sphinx supposedly buried deep in the sand at the Giza Plateau could be the key to reconnecting us with our alien ancestors in this clip from Season 9, Episode 2, Mysteries of the Sphinx. #AncientAliens
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Who Built the Great Sphinx?
Until recently, experts thought that King Djedefre was a murderer and outcast who couldn't possibly have had the power to create the Great Sphinx. But new evidence makes him a more likely candidate.
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Great Wonders: The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza
Dr. David Silverman, Curator-in-Charge, Penn Museum, Egyptian Section, presents the opening lecture in the Great Wonders Lecture Series. The most recognized of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Giza's pyramids and Sphinx have fascinated humankind for more than 5,500 years. At 240 feet long and almost 70 feet high, the Sphinx is Egypt's largest statue; at a height of 481 feet, the Great Pyramid was the world's tallest built structure for several thousand years. Many questions, debates, and theories focus on their purpose, age, origin, and creators. Did indigenous peoples, slaves, or ancient aliens build them? Did secret chambers lie within? Could pyramids magically preserve their contents? Did the elements in the solar system guide their placement on the Giza plateau?
The Pharaoh Who Found the Sphinx
King Thutmose IV didn't build the Great Sphinx. He rediscovered it, hidden in the sand, and - according to legend - it made him king in return.
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This Wasn't Supposed to be a Sphinx
Some archeologists have noticed that the human head of the Great Sphinx of Giza is too small for it's lion body. One theory is that the sphinx was originally not a sphinx at all.
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The mysteries of the Great Sphinx of Giza
There are many mysteries surrounding the sphinx! How old is the sphinx? Who build it? What was it's purpose? And are there any hidden chambers? Let's take a look shall we?
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Whose Face Is on the Sphinx?
The Great Sphinx is carefully placed within Giza, protecting the tombs of Khafre and Khufu. But when was the sphinx given a face? And whose face would serve to protect these important pharaohs?
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Does the Great Sphinx of Giza Egypt Predate the Egyptians?
Does the Great Sphinx of Egypt predate the Egyptians? We take a look at whether the Great Sphinx of Egypt predates the Egyptians.
When the ancient Greek Civilization first journeyed to egypt and laid witness to its incredible methods of construction, megalithic structures, advanced cities and technologies and incredible strides in mathematics and philosophy, not only were they completely intrigued by this, but they quickly worked to try to classify what they saw and provide it with the names we know today. When the ancient greeks came across the large stone structure that depicted a lion with the face of a man, reminding the greeks of the stories of the sphinx recorded in the struggle of oedipus, they quickly named the structure the sphinx as an ode to their own culture seen in the Egyptian culture; however, outside of this original encounter, nothing else was known about the strange structure.
In fact, new evidence and research today has found that it could very well be possible that the sphinx structure itself is far older than supposed Egyptian writings and documents proclaim it to be. So, today, we will be going over this evidence regarding the sphinx and asking ourselves the question: Does the great sphinx of Egypt pre-date the Egyptian civilization itself?
One of the main reasons for why the sphinx has been dated its current age of being only 4,511 years old is not due to carbon dating or other reliable efforts made to accurately measure its date but rather because of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and documents that detail that the sphinx was supposedly created during the reign of Egypt’s fourth dynasty.
Unfortunately, it was recently discovered that these documents could very well not be legitimate and that the pharaoh of the 4th dynasty forged them for the sole purpose of taking credit of another past pharaohs works, a common practice amongst pharaohs to rewrite history and take the honor of a past pharaohs life long efforts. This was discovered not by taking a closer inspection at the sphinx, but rather, discoveries made in the tombs of long deceased kings of Egypt.
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Ancient Aliens: The Sphinx and the Secrets of Atlantis (Season 9) | History
American psychic and healer, Edgar Casey, prophesied that a chamber under the Sphinx holds the hall of records from the lost city of Atlantis in this clip from Season 9, Episode 2, Mysteries of the Sphinx. #AncientAliens
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