At long last, we are inside the enclosure itself, and able to see the Sphinx up close and personal. Hi, Sphinx!

In Arabic, they refer to the Sphinx as Abu Hol -- The Father of Terror. That might sound fanciful in this day and age, but if you'd been in a caravan and had just rounded a dune to see the head of this thing sticking out of the sand, you'd have probably soiled your galabaya, too. So there.