Sphinx

The actual date when the Sphinx was first built is unknown, although many say it was around 2500 B.C. The Sphinx is 66 feet tall and more than 240 feet long. It faces east, and is the first to see the sunrise every morning. Heavy rains over the years have worn away much of the detail of this great wonder. Scientists can guess at when the last heavy rains in the Sahara Desert were by studying the erosion of the Sphinx. When did it last rain heavily? More than 4000 years ago. However, some of the damage to the Sphinx has been done by different armies passing through Egypt over the years. Some armies used the Sphinx as target practice, aiming especially for the nose.

Recently, scientists have discovered that there is a chamber below the Sphinx! Several, in fact. Although only one room of this chamber has been opened so far, with nothing found in it, many more openings are scheduled to happen in the next two years. No one knows what will be found in this chamber, although the most popular theory is that some sort of Hall of Records for the Ancient Egyptian society will be found.

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