There is some doubt as to exactly when the Great
Sphinx was built. It is believed to have been built about 2500
B.C. at the same time as Khafre's pyramid, however, recent discoveries
of water erosions have placed that thinking in jeopardy. Additionally,
there exist no evidence that the Great Sphinx is actually connected
with Khafre. Not a single inscription ties this marvelous statue
to that pharaoh which is uncommon. Many statues bear the cartouche
of the pharaoh they represent. There is some speculation that
the Sphinx may predate the pyramids by as much as 8,000 years,
to 10,500 B.C., but that is a discussion better left to the scholars
and archaeologists. To Anne and I it was simply a marvelous experience
to stand and gaze upon the Great Sphinx and pyramids at Giza.