Great Sphinx of Giza in video games
The Sphinx watches over Bayek's Egypt in ancient times and over a British desert post in the Second World War. Great Sphinx of Giza appears in 2 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Assassin's Creed Origins and Call of Duty: WWII.
In real lifeThe games
In gameAssassin's Creed Origins2017Great SphinxReal place, still recognisableThe Sphinx guards the Giza plateau, and a hidden tomb lies beneath it.Game vs real photo
In gameCall of Duty: WWII2017EgyptReal place, still recognisableThe multiplayer map Egypt sends players to a British post at Giza, defending the pyramids and their antiquities from the Axis advance. The Great Sphinx rises over the sandbags and wooden scaffolding at the edge of the…Game vs real photo
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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