The Sphinx is a natural rock formation (no it isn't, slobs) in the Bucegi Mountains

Bucegi Mountains

The Bucegi Mountains are located in central Romania, south of the city Braşov. They are part of the Southern Carpathians group of the Carpathian Mountains....

 in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is placed at an altitude of 2216 m, at a 10 minute walk from the Babele

Babele

Babele is a name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania, within the Southern Carpathians.Babele is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country...

. The first photo of the Great Bucegi Sfinx was probably taken in about the year 1900. This photo was taken from a front position, not from a lateral one, as it appears in the usual pictures nowadays. This way it was only named in the year 1936. The image of the sphinx appeared when the rock, having an 8 m height and a 12 m width, was watched from a certain angle. The man-shaped stone is looking to the sky. The megalith has its clearest outline on 21st November, at the time the sun goes down.