When talking about the worlds largest sculptures, what comes to your mind is the Great Sphinx Of Giza. It measures 240 feet long and 66 feet high. It constitutes a lion's body and a human head decorated with a royal headdress. The Great Sphinx is dated to the fourth dynasty and there are several theories which try to explain who built the sculpture. Most scholars say that Khafre built to celebrate their father Khuth. Others claim its Redjedef, Khafre older brother to have built it. However other scholars say that since the sculpture resembles Knuth, they claim that the King himself built the Great Sphinx of Giza.
The Sphinx of Gaza was seen as a male Pharaoh who was their spiritual guardian. It's estimated by researchers that it would have taken 100 people 3 years to curve the great Sphinx.
For some years now, the Sphinx of Giza has been deteriorating over years. Since 1990 renovations have been done including clearing the sand around the sculpture. A lot has been done in renovating the tourist attraction site.
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