Controversy always revolves around the Sphinx, as it's one of the top historical sites on Egypt tours. The controversy started with how the sphinx lost its nose, to the latest news, which is that the great Sphinx closed his eyes! Is this true? This is the secret that you will find out in the article…
The fact behind the Sphinx closed eyes
The Great Sphinx is the second mystery after the great Giza Pyramids. On May 15, 2022, a new trend on different social media platforms comes to ignite the controversy over Sphinx's eyes. Someone took a photo of the Sphinx status in Egypt, showing that his eyes were closed! After his eyes were open!
The Ministry of Tourism confirmed today that the photo is fake. It was taken at an angle opposite the direction of the sun with a low-quality camera. Which led to confusion among the tourists. But this news benefited some travel companies, as it sparked controversy about the Sphinx and Egypt day tours again.
Some tourists decide to include to visit the sphinx now in just a half-day tour to Sphinx during their tours that were booked on Cairo day tours to verify the evidence of Sphinx eyes.
Now, in my opinion, this trend will increase the number of Egypt travel packages that must include a quick tour of the pyramids, Sakkara, and Memphis to check the Sphinx closed eyes and enjoy a fun day.
How did the Sphinx lose its nose?
Riddle Get out many the hadiths. The most famous hero in these stories is Napoleon. It is said that he planned to destroy the Egyptian civilization in one of his invasions in 1797. This story confirmed that some artists and painters painted pictures of the Sphinx in different forms. But the most famous thing about them is the loss of the Sphinx's nose! which confirmed that it was a premeditated plan.
But imagine that you dropped a bomb on a statue, and only its nose would fall! This indicates the strength and durability of this great statue, which is still a secret that provokes tourists to visit the Sphinx in their Egypt luxury tours today. Include more options during your visit to Cairo, you can visit Sphinx by booking the Giza pyramids and Egyptian Museum day tour.
Are there archaeological catacombs under the Sphinx?
The Pharaonic civilization is known for its long, winding corridors full of surprises. Where the pharaohs were creating corridors with catacombs to contain their possessions to use them in the afterlife. This creates curiosity for archaeologists to search and excavate to explore more treasures. But are there catacombs and corridors under the Sphinx?
Egyptologist Peter Clasomo believed that the Saqqara region was full of treasures and underground vaults. He also thinks so in the pyramids area.
The archaeologist Lewis McCarthy mentioned in his book "The Pyramids of Giza" that the Great Pyramid of Khufu was built from three rare stones that do not exist now, and he mentioned their names. He also said that there are long tunnels under the pyramid connecting it to the Sphinx.
The credibility of this writer was later confirmed, when Dr. Luix Avartz, a Nobel Prize winner in Physics, conducted an X-ray examination inside the pyramid in 1960. Through it, he confirmed that these three stones actually existed, which were the same stones that later The Egyptian antiquities, in cooperation with a French mission, made a hole in the wall of one of them to explore what was inside.
The truth is that the more we look behind the Pharaohs, the more we discover that we only book Egypt classic tours to visit a small part of what the pharaohs accomplished in their era. Do you believe that all the antiquities contained in Egypt could be a small part of what is buried underground?
