Record no. MRB-2026-005715

Largest Monolithic Sculpture

Reference Record – Not Certified

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Carved from a single mass of limestone bedrock around 2500 BCE, the Great Sphinx of Giza measures about 73.5 meters long, 20.2 meters high and 19.3 meters wide, making it the largest sculpture in the world made from one piece of stone according to Guinness World Records. Its lion's body and human face are believed to depict the pharaoh Khafra.