Great Sphinx
is really Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The Sphinx guards the Giza plateau, and a hidden tomb lies beneath it.
The real place
The limestone sphinx is generally dated to Khafre's reign. There is no explorable tomb beneath it; that is invented for the game.
Visiting
You see it from the viewing terraces beside Khafre's valley temple, not from inside the enclosure. It is covered by the main Giza plateau ticket.
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