Massive Props Were Used
The movie’s props are legendary in size: four 35-foot Pharaoh statues, 110-foot gates, eight lions, an Egyptian temple, and, of course, 21 sphinxes were all reportedly constructed by over 1,600 working people.
Massive Props Were Used
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It Was A Strange Sphinx
The set was one of the most massive and expensive ever constructed at the time. It was built with 25,000 nails and 250 tons of plaster and stood 12 stories tall and 800 feet wide. The way the sphinx heads were decorated was the strangest of all.
It Was A Strange Sphinx
