This is a photo of the Sphinx in the late 1800s. It was taken from a hot air balloon.

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image showing This is a photo of the Sphinx in the late 1800s. It was taken from a hot air balloon.

eNaRDe on September 17th, 2024 at 22:23 UTC »

I love seeing images like this. Makes me wonder how many years before that did people start to visit it daily. Word of it must have traveled far but they didn't have the technology yet to take pics of it.

mrblahblahblah on September 17th, 2024 at 23:38 UTC »

that hole in the top was theorized to hold decorative headresses for holidays and important events

how badass would that look?

highinthemountains on September 18th, 2024 at 01:41 UTC »

I visited the Sphinx and the nearby pyramid in the 70’s. That thing is HUGE! The pyramids aren’t tiny either. Going inside of the pyramid was a letdown though. A small room with a broken stone box attached to the floor. That’s it.