Hello Internet,

I made some historical researches in the french national library and other old french books and I found so many things !

It's funny how they lied about the pyramids and the sphinx.

In the 16th century :

In 1550 Pyramids are like squares ^^
![Pyramides cubiques en 1550.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZKHBzTP9RtoSaomikoRcnK65mD5yuQ7LwrhK1ar1XLJr/Pyramides%20cubiques%20en%201550.jpg)

In 1565 Pyramids have a different shape
![Pyramides egypte Aegyptus Abraham Ortelius 1565 FULL.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdio91WgXGsewDQaPtAdQy2mQoYg1vH8PDQcUMGjRiYML/Pyramides%20egypte%20Aegyptus%20Abraham%20Ortelius%201565%20FULL.jpeg)
![Pyramides egypte Aegyptus Abraham Ortelius 1565.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQme4Xvh838G5DpsBLgVt6eo41pxLg72kanvWnBM9uF16xR/Pyramides%20egypte%20Aegyptus%20Abraham%20Ortelius%201565.jpg)


In the 17th century :

Maybe the funniest one between 1685 and 1687
![Sphinx_des_Pyramides_veu_de_Gravier_Étienne 2 1685-1687.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaZvGNixr6hWs2wPjYBnWVpajVYDooTaisLcduZmL96K5/Sphinx_des_Pyramides_veu_de_Gravier_%C3%89tienne%202%201685-1687.JPG)
![Sphinx_des_Pyramides_veu_de_Gravier_Étienne 1685-1687.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmej7uvR7Z7PQuERRiXQy5AbhAEY9QmH9N3ELajChbr5rZ/Sphinx_des_Pyramides_veu_de_Gravier_%C3%89tienne%201685-1687.jpeg)


In the 18th century :

Between 1798 and 1817 You can see that they are not buil yet....
![Pyramide_de_la_province_de_[...]Jomard_Edme-François_1798-1817 .jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ8Ts53b6m3NV51fT8QVWcJtp7EedYzqadUBSRfG86boB/Pyramide_de_la_province_de_%5B...%5DJomard_Edme-Fran%C3%A7ois_1798-1817%20.jpeg)

They cannot even give a good description of the pyramids and the sphinx in 1736
![Pyramides 1736.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTVNzDkTKLbsVngVH1D54oNFfajEzA3VsFuakbs2DBgzW/Pyramides%201736.JPG)
![shinx 1736.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaqqHTUmVVfKceVH7ZkP1RHkatYzoesb1wzzrNUsAb8LL/shinx%201736.JPG)


In the 19th century :

Here we can see that the pyramids are build but not yet the sphinx

Drawing of the sphinx in 1870
![blogger-image--1870650339.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmX4goRQsFocxVxKmcbpVjcDSKPEqw7dyK6qixyayZsHeE/blogger-image--1870650339.jpg)

Definition of "pyramids" in late 1800
![Pyramide fin 1800 A.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdk3iKoC1nKhnYE2pDW3QhL6VSTJQMuseRraLXtkoQGri/Pyramide%20fin%201800%20A.JPG)
![Pyramide fin 1800 B.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmagmQUFjY3nLxo2LD4oPzHfWx3ALw9LBMoF6wu79DYBdW/Pyramide%20fin%201800%20B.JPG)
![Pyramide fin 1800 C.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmV73Bqf1uSyHLoks2cr579Dqx8RCWKX9KDHhihKFgXFAA/Pyramide%20fin%201800%20C.JPG)
![Pyramide fin 1800 D.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbR1BNMypGBC8CDfgmMfgtNMbJ5bqFvvW2y2d9xv5bJY3/Pyramide%20fin%201800%20D.JPG)
![Pyramide fin 1800 E.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmbzYjydhVjHn22ZRSk7y1e8qceRM9DDhS4He4kr1nKpF8/Pyramide%20fin%201800%20E.JPG)

Definition of "sphinx" in late 1800
![shinx fin 1800 A.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcuP8KqXz6L4thJWfZn3nTBqT9HfnF1mTjNuwf87vLJQR/shinx%20fin%201800%20A.JPG)
![shinx fin 1800 B.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmez4SmgKnrv7ydtsmfrhyg2dMpsYP1PEzBtUUVRw9m8hC/shinx%20fin%201800%20B.JPG)

First pictures of the sphinx in construction at the end of the 19th century (around 1895)
![Piramide_e_Sfinge___[photographie]_Facchinelli_Beniamino 1873-1895 ZOOM.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmY4oCUy5wchEKn3HQ6LZGNR8o7kff5Sx1M8Ry3AzbTy8E/Piramide_e_Sfinge___%5Bphotographie%5D_Facchinelli_Beniamino%201873-1895%20ZOOM.jpg)
![Piramide_e_Sfinge___[photographie]_Facchinelli_Beniamino 1873-1895 .jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNi75Pr4uwaeKZthbQFYGQJPQfT92qmS8fGHPcZWBMFww/Piramide_e_Sfinge___%5Bphotographie%5D_Facchinelli_Beniamino%201873-1895%20.jpeg)
![Piramidi_Sfinge_e_Tempio_d'Iside_Facchinelli_Beniamino_1873-1895.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZ9t5NYiyQorDazZVgbgki12psx644CAKznRK5GYRQoPo/Piramidi_Sfinge_e_Tempio_d'Iside_Facchinelli_Beniamino_1873-1895.jpeg)


In the 20th century :

End of construiction of the sphinx (around 1910-1920)
![Egypte___le_Sphinx 191X.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmNP9h2SQ9F8HCxNaUvAYhVZEPYDL79xEY7ZUmFMgQYrfZ/Egypte___le_Sphinx%20191X.jpeg)
![Shpinx 1912.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmf4KENPG451ARsp3uMpeM8C8vZ8EY2wxYYzr2rSZqtAbF/Shpinx%201912.JPG)
![Egypte_[deux_cavaliers_avec_une_[...]Agence_Rol 1912.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeMwQL4NdK2K9cW7cuLbigog8fLvU8kMcSj1qpAPitJ96/Egypte_%5Bdeux_cavaliers_avec_une_%5B...%5DAgence_Rol%201912.jpeg)


In 1926 
![Le_grand_sphinx_dégagé_du_1926.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaehuDvFcug3EedJjVHibvbZi4efiipXcKGQXreCW7cyU/Le_grand_sphinx_d%C3%A9gag%C3%A9_du_1926.jpeg)

Before - After 
![19424310_10213273833097636_401044004221397865_n.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeHMc8djHZzpqRkq7Jg1MrfW8YCr9jDzyXJAwsh1kN5yc/19424310_10213273833097636_401044004221397865_n.jpg)


Hope you enjoyed this post :-)