The Sphinx - The Great Sphinx Of Giza Is A Statue Of A Reclining Lion With A Human Head That Stands On The Giza Plateau On The West Bank Of The Nile, Near Modern-day Cairo, In Egypt. It Is The Largest Monolith Statue In The World, Standing 73.5 M (241 Ft) Long, 6 M (20 Ft) Wide, And 20 M (65 Ft) High. It Is The Oldest Known Monumental Sculpture, Built On The Third Millennium BC. The Great Sphinx Was Thus Belie Photo