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The Great Sphinx of Giza , commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx that stands on the Giza... Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 73.5 metres long, 6 metres wide, and 20.22 m high. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture, and is commonly believed to have been built by ancient Egyptians of the Old Kingdom during the reign of the pharaoh Khafra . The Great Sphinx is one of the world's largest and oldest statues, but basic facts about it, such as who its face was modeled after, when it was built, and by whom, are still debated. These questions have resulted in the popular idea of the "Riddle of the Sphinx," although this phrase should not be confused with the original Greek legend of the Riddle of the Sphinx.
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The Pyramid of Khafre, also known as the Pyramid of Chefren, is the second-largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the... fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre . The pyramid has a base length of 215.5 m and rises to a height of 136.4 metres . The Pyramid is made of limestone blocks . The slope of the pyramid rises at an 53° 10' angle, steeper than its neighbor, the Pyramid of Khufu which has an angle of 51°50'40". The pyramid sits on bedrock 10 m higher than Khufu’s pyramid which makes it appear to be taller. The pyramid was likely opened and robbed during the First Intermediate Period. During the 18th dynasty the overseer of temple construction robbed casing stone from it to build a temple in Heliopolis on Rameses II’s orders. Arab historian Ibn Abd as-Salaam recorded that the pyramid was opened in 1372. It was first explored in modern time by Giovanni Belzoni on March 2, 1818 and the first complete exploration was conducted by John Perring in 1837. Like the Great Pyramid built by Khafre’s father Khufu, a rock outcropping was used in the core.
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The Pyramid of Menkaure, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It... was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. Menkaure's Pyramid had an original height of 65.5 metres and was the smallest of the three major pyramids at the Giza Necropolis. It now stands at 61 m tall with a base of 108.5 m. Its angle of incline is approximately 51°20′25″. It was constructed of limestone and granite. The first sixteen courses of the exterior were made of granite. The upper portion was cased in the normal manner with Tura limestone. Part of the granite was left in the rough. Incomplete projects like this help archeologists understand the methods used to build pyramids and temples. South of the pyramid of Menkaure were 3 satellite pyramids none of which appear to have been completed. The largest was made partly in granite like the main pyramid. Neither of the other 2 progressed beyond the construction of the inner core. Menkaure was allegedly a much more benevolent Pharaoh than his predecessors.
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Composer graduated from Cairo conservatory 1986-1987, Composing & conducting Department. He studied under Gamal Abdel-Rahim. Post-graduate study... under Awatef Abdel Karim and Ahmed El-Saedi. Worked in the field of teaching, starting from 1992, now he is a teacher assistant. He was known as a player for keyboard instruments until recently. He composed works for chamber music and orchestra, many other transcriptions for chamber music and orchestra. Recently he entered the field of movie soundtracks. Some sound tracks are “I love cinema” directed by Osama Fawzy, “Double faces” by Kamala Abo-Zekry, “Wahed Sefr” by Kamla Abo-Zekry. Short films are Sabah Elfol directed by Sheriff El Bendary, Hada Ilak by Gehan Elassar and Rubble road directed by Alia Elbialy, experimental films. Shokry is an Arabic Egyptian name. When it is written in Latin letter it could be written as Shokry, Shoukry, Shookry, Shoukri, Shokri.
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