The Sphinx is oriented from west to east and faces the rising sun. This was important to ancient Egyptians, who worshipped the sun ...

Working closely with a young Egyptian archaeologist named Zahi Hawass, Lehner also explored and mapped a passage in the Sphinx’s rump, concluding that treasure hunters likely had dug it after ...

Ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx in Giza were briefly shuttered to the public this week because of a tech billionaire's wedding. That billionaire, Ankur Jain, and fitness trainer ...

As I entered the Masonic Temple in Center City and walked between two sphinx statues guarding the entryway staircase, and ...

If you'd rather have a quintessential Egyptian experience, pay extra to explore the area by camel. The Great Sphinx sits on the Giza Plateau (about 12 miles southwest of downtown Cairo), where you ...