Important sites

Important ancient Egyptian sites

The Sphinx

Location: Near modern-day Cairo, on the Giza plateau, bordering to the Sahara desert.

What is it?

 It's a big statue with a lion body and a head of a man.

Why was it built?

The Sphinx was built to represent the reigning pharaoh in a form of a lion or a god. As we can see it has a lion body and a human head, even if the nose is broken.

What is it made of?

The Sphinx is made of Limestone.

Fast Facts: 

• The Great Sphinx is 57 meters long, 6 meters wide and the height is 20 meters high.
• The paws are 50 meters long.
• A beard, the symbol of a pharaoh, used to be on the Sphinx but it called of a very long time ago. 

The Temple of Luxor

The temple of Luxor, at an angle. 

Location: The city now known as Luxor, on the east bank of the Nile river.

Why was it built?

The Temple of Luxor was dedicated to the King of the Gods, Amun-Re. It was a place to worship.

What is it made of?

It is made of sandstone.