Claim: This photo shows the Sphinx covered in snow after a unexpected snowfall.
Verdict: FALSE
On December 13th 2013 Egypt was hit by a extremely rare snow storm.
However, the widely-circulated photo above shows not the recent snow fall but a replica of the Sphinx in a Japanese theme park. Keen eyes may spot what appears to be the tip of the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Those interested in real photos of this snow storm can find them on social media; some examples can be found in this Huffington Post article.
Egyptomania: Modern Fascination with Ancient Egypt
January 10 - March 31, 2022
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
European enthusiasm for Ancient Egypt was renewed with Napoleon’s invasion of the region and with the 1822 translation of the Rosetta Stone. These events led to greater research and exploration of Ancient Egyptian architecture and artifacts, as you can see in our latest exhibit of books, photographs, and maps from the 18th-20th centuries. Come visit the Noel Collection to see evidence of European explorations, exploitations, and archaeological excavations of Egypt.
Image from: Views in Egypt, , from the original drawings, in the possession of Sir Robert Ainslie, taken during his embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer (London: Printed by Thomas Bensley… for R. Bowyer, 1805.)
This is the piece that I gave to participate to our great exhibition at Gobelins, “ROUGE” ! We are very proud because the exhibition is so beautiful, thanks to the 80 artworks people of the school worked on, and thanks to the awesome job of @antoine-bonnetand@mathildeloubes, who did an incredible amount of work to make this event possible. If you’re near Paris this month you can come to see it, it’ll close on April 27th !
“For the wise man looks into space & he knows there is no limited dimensions”
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Ready to go! by Mohamed Haykal Via Flickr: Seen in Explore 15 July 2009 #103 April 2009 Photo taken in Giza Pyramids- Cairo Nikon D3x, 50mm f/1.4 G Aperture: f/9 speed: 1/320 sec. ISO: 100. NEF file converted to JPEG using Capture NX2, framed as taken no crop.
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