And this is the Sphinx, overlooking Cairo as storm clouds threaten on the horizon. You can see the edge of the sheer drop, here.

One other thing you'll note is that it looks like the Sphinx has a bad toupee? That stuff between the shoulders and hair is cement. At one time, the head of the Sphinx was a lot thinner, but it was eroding away and looked about ready to topple over, so they gave him a fat neck.

It doesn't look so bad from the front, really...