{"id":1577,"date":"2026-08-13T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viasathistory.eu\/episode\/ancient-superstructures-s3e2-the-great-sphinx-carving-the-lion-king\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:56:00","slug":"ancient-superstructures-s3e2-the-great-sphinx-carving-the-lion-king","status":"publish","type":"vsei_episode","link":"https:\/\/viasathistory.eu\/ee\/episode\/ancient-superstructures-s3e2-the-great-sphinx-carving-the-lion-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Iidsed \u00fclesehitised \u2014 3. hooaeg, 2. osa \u2014 Suur sfinks, l\u00f5vikuninga kuju"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vsei-meta\"><span><b>Seeria:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/viasathistory.eu\/ee\/sarjad\/iidsed-hiigelehitised\/\">Iidsed \u00fclesehitised<\/a><\/span><span><b>Hooaeg:<\/b> 3<\/span><span><b>Episood:<\/b> 2<\/span><span><b>Tootmisaasta:<\/b> 2023<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>S\u00fcnopsis<\/h2>\n<p>The Sphinx is the most monumental ancient sculpture in the world at 73 metres long, 20 metres high and 14 metres wide. 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