What lies beneath the Sphinx?

Legend has it that there is a maze below the paws of the Sphinx that leads to the mystery-shrouded Hall of Records, where all essential knowledge of alchemy, astronomy, mathematics, magic and medicine is stored. The library of knowledge - researchers continue to search for it today.



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One particularly evidence-less legend about the Sphinx is that buried underneath it, there is a Hall of Records where an ancient civilization hid a trove of documents. Sometimes, the hall is said to contain Ancient Egyptian knowledge, while others really go for it and claim that civilization is Atlantis.

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[Scholars put his reign at 1401–1391 B.C.] According to the stela, Thutmosis IV was strolling here one day, all alone. Around midday, he got very hot and decided to rest in the shadow of the Great Sphinx.

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Some tourists planning a Great Sphinx of Giza tour wonder if you can go inside og the Great Sphinx enclosure. It is possible, but only during our tour of the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx.

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Working closely with a young Egyptian archaeologist named Zahi Hawass, Lehner also explored and mapped a passage in the Sphinx's rump, concluding that treasure hunters likely had dug it after the statue was built.

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Egyptologists believe the Sphinx to be approximately 4500 years old.

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You'll also need a Giza Plateau ticket. Adult tickets are 80 Egyptian pounds ($9) per person, while student tickets cost 40 Egyptian pounds (less than $5) each. All tickets include entrance into the Great Sphinx's temples, as well as access to the adjacent pyramids.

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A Roman stela with hieroglyphic and demotic writings from the Roman era was found below the sphinx.

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