The museum also houses the splendid statues of the great kings Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, the builders of the pyramids at the Giza plateau. The museum was inaugurated in 1902 by Khedive Abbas Helmy II, and has become a historic landmark in downtown Cairo, and home to some of the world’s most magnificent ancient masterpieces.Īmong the museum’s unrivaled collection are the complete burials of Yuya and Thuya, Psusennes I and the treasures of Tanis, and the Narmer Palette commemorating the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under one king, which is also among the museum’s invaluable artifacts. Egyptian Museum Cairo, first floor, Gallery of Yuya and Tuya.
The architect of the building was selected through an international competition in 1895, which was the first of its kind, and was won by the French architect, Marcel Dourgnon. Probably the fourth longest papyrus in the world and the longest ever exhibited in Egypt. Furthermore, the words paper in English and the word Papier in. Travel tips, places, landscapes and adventures lived there, to feed you with. The papyrus is that green long plant which used by the ancient Egyptians to produce papers. Located Nearby of Egypt Papyrus Museum The Egyptian Museum 9.5. The museum displays an extensive collection spanning from the Predynastic Period to the Greco-Roman Era. The visit of our contributor Mahara-Shams to Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. The Egyptian Museum is the oldest archaeological museum in the Middle East, and houses the largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities in the world.
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