Sphinx Temple
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Sphinx Temple is an ancient limestone temple complex located directly in front of the Great Sphinx of Giza, believed to have served a ritual or cultic function associated with the monument.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sphinx enclosure | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian temple
ⓘ
limestone temple complex ⓘ |
| access | open-air archaeological site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Sphinx Temple
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sphinx enclosure
|
| archaeologicalSiteType | temple ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Old Kingdom temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| builtFor | royal cult associated with Khafre ⓘ |
| builtFrom |
core blocks quarried around the Sphinx ditch
ⓘ
limestone blocks ⓘ |
| chronology | constructed during the 4th Dynasty of Egypt (attributed by many scholars) ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | megalithic stone construction ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Great Sphinx cult ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Auguste Mariette
ⓘ
other 19th-century archaeologists ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
place for rituals connected to the Sphinx
ⓘ
possible solar cult temple ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
massive stone walls ⓘ pillared hall ⓘ sanctuary area ⓘ symmetrical ground plan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultic function
ⓘ
ritual function ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic | dating and original function debated by Egyptologists ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
drainage or water-management features
ⓘ
stone-paved floors ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" ⓘ |
| linkedRituallyTo | Valley Temple of Khafre ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Giza ⓘ Giza ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Necropolis
Giza ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Plateau
Greater Cairo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Cairo
|
| locatedInFrontOf | Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| managedBy | Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| near |
Pyramid of Khafre
ⓘ
Valley Temple of Khafre ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned with the Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| partOf |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza archaeological site
Giza Pyramids ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
|
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction at Giza Plateau ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Great Sphinx viewing area ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sphinx enclosure