What is important to me is that I have the great good fortune to spend my days doing something I love, and being given the opportunity to make a difference in the world.

— Zahi Hawass

On Top of the Great Sphinx
On Top of the Great Sphinx

This image of me and the Nova film crew walking across the back of the Great Sphinx gives some idea of the enormous scale of the statue. (Photo: Mark Bussell)

Further information: 
The Story of the Sphinx

Location

Egypt
29° 35' 3.84" N, 31° 4' 32.52" E

Location

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Talatat Discovered by the Italian Mission at Sheikh 'Ibada
Pottery from SCA Excavations North of Lake Qarun
Theban Tomb 1
Dr. Hawass Examines the KV55 Mummy
Something that Happened on my Birthday
Always Working
Dr. Hawass in Tutankhamun's Tomb
The Sarcophagus of Djoser