Template:POTD/2010-07-19
Picture of the day archives
:
2010 July
<
2010 July 18
2010 July 20
>
Picture of the day
A late nineteenth century photo of the partially excavated
Great Sphinx of Giza
, with the
Pyramid of Khafre
(left) and the
Great Pyramid of Giza
(right) behind it. The Sphinx is the oldest known
monumental sculpture
, and is commonly believed to have been built by
ancient Egyptians
of the
Old Kingdom
in the reign of the
pharaoh
Khafra
.
Photo: Maison Bonfils; Restoration:
Lise Broer
Archive
–
More featured pictures...
This
picture of the day
has been
featured on Portal:History
.