Egypt

So that's what the Sphinx's behind looks like

canada.com (Mark Stachiew)

This photo of the Sphinx in Cairo, Egypt has been making the rounds lately because it shatters some illusions that many people have about the great pyramids. We've been conditioned by years of looking at golden-hued photos of Giza that we believe these ancient Egyptian masterpieces sit in the midst of a vast desert, when in reality they are not much more than a tourist attraction in a Cairo suburb.

A better way to see the Sphinx and pyramids in the context of Cairo is to take a look at a satellite view in Google Maps

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