# Great Sphinx of Giza

Giza, Egypt

Carved around 2500 BCE from a single limestone outcrop, this lion-bodied guardian with a pharaoh's face stretches roughly 73 meters long. It likely portrays Khafre and gazes east toward the rising sun.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 29.97526, 31.13758

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