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Photo of the Sphinx taken from a balloon before it was excavated. I can't find a date, but based on when it was excavated and the history of photography, some time between 1840 and 1867(lemmy.world)

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I looked all over for a date and got everything from “early 1800s” to “late 1800s” but nothing exact, so I had to make an educated guess. The first cameras practical enough to take such a photo were developed around 1840 and the excavations began in 1867.

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Crazy that we’re closer to Asterix’s time than they were to when the Sphinx was built.

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Yes, the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx emanate the aura of eternity.

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