The Great Sphinx
Egypt · settlement · 29°58'31.0"N 31°08'15.6"E
The Great Sphinx is a settlement in Egypt, ancient Egyptian monumental sculpture. Pyramason catalogues it as PYR-104025 at 29.97527, 31.13768 (29°58'31.0"N 31°08'15.6"E).
Wikidata records a construction date of about 2559 BCE.
There are 28 other catalogued sites within 5 km of it, 198 within 25 km and 214 within 50 km. That density is itself the finding: this is not an isolated monument but part of a worked landscape.
Open on the mapThe record
| Pyramason ID | PYR-104025 |
|---|---|
| Country | Egypt |
| Classified as | settlement |
| Coordinates | 29.97527, 31.13768 |
| 29°58'31.0"N 31°08'15.6"E | |
| Sites within 25 km | 198 |
| Sites within 50 km | 214 |
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What is around it
- Temple of Amenhotep II0.1 km
- Valley Temple of Khafre0.1 km
- Pyramid of Khentkawes0.3 km
- Mastaba of Seshemnefer0.3 km
- Pyramid G1-c0.3 km
- Pyramid of Khentkaus I0.3 km
- Pyramid G1-d0.4 km
- Pyramid G1-b0.4 km
- Pyramid G1-a0.4 km
- Khufu's ship0.5 km
Updates from the atlas
Further reading
English Wikipedia · Wikidata Q130958
Nearby on the atlas
- All catalogued pages in Egyptcountry hub
Distances are great-circle, from the coordinates Pyramason holds for each site.