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Every year millions of tourists come to Egypt to see one of the 7th Wonders of the World: the Great Pyramid of Giza. It's the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World which is still standing.

Ancient Egyptians [ ] that the Sphinx guarded the entrance to the Pyramid Valley. Actually, they choose a mountain to pick Sphinx. They [ ] days and nights under the burning sun. Some of the workers [ ] die because of hard work and hunger. It was forbidden to come down from the mountain while they [ ] the Sphinx. It was one of the largest and oldest statues in Ancient Egypt. But we still don't know who the Sphinx is. In our days we can see the whole Sphinx's body, its face and even legs. However, many years ago the Sphinx [ ] its nose. During the ages, there were many theories. Maybe Napoleon destroyed its nose in one of his Egyptian expeditions or probably, it was [ ] in a heavy sandstorm. In the 18th century people [ ] that the aliens took the nose as a souvenir. Who knows, maybe we'll find the Sphinx's nose on Mars?