Grand Egyptian Museum set to open
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The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes
President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Cairo on Saturday afternoon for the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, one of the most significant cultural projects in modern Egypt. The event,
Accra, Oct 31, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama arrived in Cairo on Friday at the invitation of the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), slated for Saturday, November 1. Overlooking the Giza ...
When you think of ancient Egypt, you might imagine towering pyramids, majestic temples, and the noseless Great Sphinx of Giza. But the iconic civilization produced many more architectural marvels than the monuments it’s best known for today, and one such example has just come to light in the sands of the Sinai.
"The port was active during the time of Cleopatra and before at the beginning of the dynasty," noted the archaeologist behind the discovery.
The seized items include a funerary statue valued at $6 million that likely came from an archaeological site near the ancient city of Memphis.
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Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a 3,000-year-old fortress along the Horus Military Road, which was referenced in the Book of Exodus. It dates back to the New Kingdom period.