The question of who built the Sphinx has long vexed Egyptologists and archaeologists. Lehner, Hawass and others agree it was Pharaoh Khafre, who ruled Egypt during the Old Kingdom, which began ...

Archeologists believe the Great Sphinx of Giza doesn't represent a mythological creature but an ancient pharaoh.

Khafre may be best known for his statues, and most famous among them is, of course, the Sphinx. Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of ...

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?

Other things to look for as you navigate around the summit are the Sphinx, Khufu's boat pits, Khufu's Queens' Pyramids, Greater Giza and Cairo, and, of course, Khafre's Pyramid. Climbing Khufu is ...

The next pharaoh, his brother Khafre, built a pyramid—as well as the Great Sphinx, some scholars claim—in Giza. The next generation followed the same pattern: Baufre, son of Redjedef ...

but it is more well known for its association with the Great Sphinx, a massive limestone statue with the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh, believed by many to represent Khafre himself.

The next day, we went to Giza to see the pyramids as well as the Sphinx. It was so surreal to be in the vicinity of both of ...

stands as the smallest of the Pyramids of Giza and was constructed by Khafre's successor to the throne, Menkaure. You are welcome to explore the pyramids and the adjacent Great Sphinx after ...

Camels rest in front of the pyramids of Khafre or Chephren (R ... point to the Giza Plateau—home to the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and other ancient landmarks—during a government test ...