Ahmed Orabi, director of the Luxor Temple at the Ministry of Antiquities, said that it is currently taking place to collect and restore the Ramses II statue, located on the Arab side of the first courtyard of the Luxor Temple, which is 7 meters high and weighs 65 tons, within the framework of the work of the Egyptian mission, headed by Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Ahmed Orabi pointed out, in exclusive statements to "The Seventh Day", that the restoration work is carried out using the latest scientific methods followed globally, where 95% of the statue's restoration work has been completed, pointing out that the work of raising the efficiency and qualification of Luxor and Karnak temples has also been implemented to make it available For visitors with special needs, by paving special methods that allow the use of wheelchairs for those with motor and visual disabilities, in addition to guidance boards for people with hearing disabilities.
It is worth noting that Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, inspects the rest of the past few days for the restoration works of Ramses II's statue located in the western side of the first courtyard of Luxor Temple in addition to what has been implemented from the elements of the visual identity project in Luxor Temple and Karnak temples including modern gates at the entrances of temples, and new outlets For selling tickets, and modern guiding boards that were placed in separate places in the temples that correspond to the nature of the visual identity, in addition to the identification cards of the employees of the temples, and the new wooden benches for resting visitors and baskets Sophisticated mamma to separate the types of garbage, barriers that define the path of visit to temples and umbrellas to protect visitors from the sun.
Mon, Mar. 2, 2020
