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Las Vegas has a Sphinx bigger than Egypt’s original
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Because if there's one thing America excels at, it's taking ancient cultural heritage and making it violently plastic. The Luxor Hotel on the Vegas Strip features a gaudy Sphinx that towers 110 feet high, making it over 40 feet taller than the 4,500-year-old masterpiece it’s ripping off. The ancient pharaohs would be rolling in their tombs if they weren't also being displayed in a casino.
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