The largest archaeological museum in the world, the Great Museum
Secrets and facts of the largest archaeological museum in the world
The largest antiquities museum in the world (Grand Egyptian Museum):
The Grand Museum, the largest archaeological museum in the world, is located in Giza Governorate, west of Cairo, kilometer 5 Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road from the shooting field next to the three pyramids. The Grand Egyptian Museum, the largest museum in the world, was built on an area of 117 acres or 500 thousand meters, including 108 thousand meters for the main building The museum’s space includes a number of entertainment services and restaurants, in addition to a conference center, a cinema, an archaeological library and a museum garden in which the trees known to the ancient Egyptian will be planted. Which contributes greatly to the support of the tourism sector significantly.
The largest museum in the world / the Grand Egyptian Museum
The largest museum in the world / the Grand Egyptian Museum
The path of the visitor to the museum begins with a view of the obelisk square, in which the first hanging obelisk in history is displayed, and in front of it the majestic facade of the museum sees the wall of the pyramids.
Transfer of artifacts:
The transfer of antiquities to the Grand Egyptian Museum took place in 2015, when the statue of Ramses II, which weighs 83 tons, was moved from Ramses Square in Cairo to its new and current location at the entrance to the Grand Museum.
In 2016, more than 700 artifacts were transferred from Luxor, and some of King Tutankhamun's 367 collectibles, which were displayed together for the first time in one of the halls of the Great Museum, most notably the most prominent artifact in the world, the golden sarcophagus of the most famous king in the world, King Tut. Ankh Amun, which weighs 110 kilograms of pure gold.
Statue of Ramses II
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
The total cost of establishing the Grand Egyptian Museum amounted to 550 million dollars, including 300 million dollars from Japan as a soft loan, in addition to 150 million dollars in donations and local and international contributions, while the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities paid 100 million dollars.
Architectural design of the Grand Egyptian Museum designed by the Irish company Hengan Bing.
As for the museum display of the Grand Egyptian Museum, it was designed by the German-based Atelier Bruckner Company, while the Egyptian company Orascom and the Belgian Besix were carrying out the construction work.
Photo gallery of some of the museum's holdings:
The Grand Egyptian Museum
Tutankhamun
Throne Chair of King Tutankhamun
Recently, in the Grand Egyptian Museum, the installation of the first hanging obelisk of its kind in the world was completed, weighing 110 tons and 16 meters high. A whole year is the age of the obelisk, the obelisk of the great Egyptian king Ramses II, one of the most important kings of Egypt.