I've wondered how long the pyramids would be allowed to stand.
But it was Napoleon's cannoneers who blew the nose off the Sphinx. For target practice.
Where the hell do you think the capstones and rest of the pyramids went?
They Muslims disassemble the smooth limestone and granite for use in building Cairo until they were stopped.
Sure you can blame the French for Spinx but the 99.999% of the destruction of antiquities is directly attributable the Egyptians themselves.