Facelift for Egypt's Sphinx

The Great Sphinx of Giza, one of the most famous monuments of pharaonic Egypt, is to get a facelift, the Egyptian Ministry of Culture says. Restoration work is to focus on the half-man half-lion statue's neck and chest, rendered fragile by the erosion of desert winds. The 73-metre long and 20-metre high Sphinx, believed to have been built 5,000 years ago, is situated close to the Great Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo. The Sphinx will remain accessible to the public during the restoration work.