4 things that you won't see anywhere in the world except the Grand Egyptian Museum ... Get to know them

GEM Wed, Aug. 26, 2020
The world is eagerly awaiting the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is the largest museum in the world, because it will contain a large number of artifacts exceeding 50 thousand pieces, in addition to displaying a large group of artifacts for the first time in the history of museums, and for this we review during the next report 4 Things that are not found in any museum in the world except inside the Grand Egyptian Museum.

The Grand Stairs
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The main message of the Great Staircase in the Grand Egyptian Museum will be an introduction to the museum, and it will focus on the various powers of the king and it is called Area 1, and the hall will contain a visual expression from the essence of the subject of kingship with a basic theme, which is a huge statue of King Ramses II, where the king was head of government, commander of the army And the high priest for all the gods in every temple, for the king was also the mediator between the gods and the people of Egypt, and his presence was a link between heaven and earth and the spirits of the dead.

The Great Staircase focuses on two themes, the royal image, and the gods and kings, and is divided into four sections, and the first section will deal with how the king was represented in the three-dimensional statues / sculpture, and many of these things are large, and impressive statues, while others will be smaller and with more Details These exhibits will spread in history from the Old Kingdom until the Roman era, and the second section focuses on the status of the goddess, and this will include the representation of kings while they participate in religious rituals and offer offerings to the gods, and this will be displayed in addition to the pillars, columns and other distinctive elements of the temples that Built for the gods commissioned by the king, it varies between the ancient, the middle and the modern.

The complete set of King Tutankhamun
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The gold king Tutankhamun’s holdings, which exceed 5,000 artifacts, are being displayed on an area of ​​7,000 square meters, for the first time before the public.

Khufu boats
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The second Khufu boat was to be displayed only in the Grand Museum, but it was also decided to transfer the first Khufu boat to display in a hall dedicated to them, and that idea was for Major General Atef Moftah, the General Supervisor of the Grand Museum and the surrounding area, as the reasons that made him think about moving the Khufu boat The first from its current location to the Grand Museum, which is that the building in which the boat is currently displayed, which was built more than a quarter of a century ago, helped significantly to eliminate the southern rib of the most important impact in the world, which is the Great Pyramid, which clearly worked on visual distortion For the archaeological area, as well as the presence of the boat in a building that lacks a distinct style of presentation and is ineligible to receive people with special needs.

The Hanging Obelisk
The first hanging obelisk field in the world is being constructed in the Grand Egyptian Museum, the hanging obelisk shows the ancient Egyptian ingenuity in designing and carving ancient monuments, and it is a new innovation whose drawings are being prepared, and the main entrance is located on an area of ​​7 acres, and this is the first time that it occurred with pure Egyptian hands and pure Egyptian design.

Through the design, Major General Atef Moftah was keen to take into account the accuracy in the archaeological, engineering and technical aspects of the obelisk, which will be erected in the Grand Egyptian Museum in the outer foyer, which has an area of ​​about 28 thousand meters. The obelisk hull, which has been out of sight for nearly 3,500 years, and through the design, the visitor to the obelisk square can enter the base of the obelisk in order to see the archaeological base below it, and by looking up, the cartouches of King Ramses II can be seen in an eye-catching panorama.


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