Everyone knows that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient — but exactly how old are they? Historians estimate that they were ...

Protection from the Sahara's howling dust storms may have helped the Sphinx maintain its steady gaze over the millennia.

Past travelers said the best way to see the Great Sphinx is to sign up for a bus tour. Some prearranged tours – including those offered by Memphis Tours and Love Egypt Tours – will give you ...

The mystery only deepened when Italian researchers claimed to have discovered a 'vast underground city' from giant vertical ...

Hieroglyphics on the sphinx's chest spell it out: this is a portrait of the great King Taharqo, the fourth pharaoh to rule over the combined kingdoms of Kush and Egypt. Kush occupied what is now ...

NOVA: There have been claims that a great civilization predates ancient dynastic Egypt—one that existed ... building the pyramids and sculpting the Sphinx. Is this possible?

The work of the painter Mohamed Riyad Saeed is little known to the general public. The Al-Mashhad Art Gallery invites us to ...

The Pyramids of Egypt have been greeting the rising sun for ever 5000 years and the Horemakhet (Great Sphinx), for over 8000 ...

Their compromise? Having the first wedding celebration thought to be held in modern times at the base of the Great Pyramids in Egypt, in front of the Sphinx, officiated by the world's foremost ...

for adults and 40 Egyptian pounds ($5) for students applies; all standard tickets include access to the Great Sphinx and the property's temples. To explore the pyramids' interiors, separate ...