Row of Sphinxes
A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
There was a long row of them here - an "Avenue of guardian sphinxes" - at the Temple of Karnak, at Luxor, Egypt.
Originally the row went on for an amazing 1 ⅟2 miles (3Km) consisting of an estimated 1,350 sphinx statues with construction starting sometime in the "New Kingdom", that is between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC.
The man in red was posing for a photo, but I preferred my viewpoint.
1984. Nikkormat, 50mm f2.0 AI and Kodachrome.
Row of Sphinxes
A sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.
There was a long row of them here - an "Avenue of guardian sphinxes" - at the Temple of Karnak, at Luxor, Egypt.
Originally the row went on for an amazing 1 ⅟2 miles (3Km) consisting of an estimated 1,350 sphinx statues with construction starting sometime in the "New Kingdom", that is between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC.
The man in red was posing for a photo, but I preferred my viewpoint.
1984. Nikkormat, 50mm f2.0 AI and Kodachrome.