Babele (meaning The old women ) is a name for an area on the Bucegi Mountains plateau in Romania , within the Southern Carpathians .
4-483: Babele is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The name comes from some mushroom shaped rock formations, the result of erosion and varying hardness of the rock layers. The Bucegi Sphinx is another rock formation in the same area, named for its sphinx -like appearance. The Babele chalet is accessible either by cable car from Bușteni or by road. It can also be reached by foot, coming from Bușteni through Valea Jepilor (Juniper Valley), or from
8-660: The Bucegi Natural Park which is in the Bucegi Mountains of Romania . It is located at an altitude of 2,216 metres (7,270 ft) within the Babele complex of rock formations. The first photo of the Great Bucegi Sphinx was probably taken in about the year 1900. This photograph was taken from a front position, not from a lateral one, as it usually appears in modern pictures. It only acquired its nickname, referring to
12-457: The Great Sphinx of Giza , in the year 1936. The image of the sphinx appears when the rock, having an 8 m height and a 12 m width, is observed from a certain angle. The megalith has its clearest outline on 21 November, at the time the sun goes down. The Sphinx features in the 1967 film The Dacians , in which it is a place of sacrifice to the god Zalmoxis . It also plays a significant role in
16-534: The crest of the Bucegi Mountains, coming from the Piatra Arsă (The Burned Rock) chalet. 45°24′24″N 25°28′18″E / 45.406576°N 25.4715989°E / 45.406576; 25.4715989 ( Babele ) This Romanian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sphinx (Romania) The Sphinx ( Romanian : Sfinxul ) is a natural rock formation in
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