The Egyptian Museum of Cairo

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  • The world's most extensive collection of pharaonic antiquities' The Egyptian Museum' in Cairo.No trip is complete to visit the museum.In the 19th century the original collection was established under Auguste Mariette and housed in Boulaq.
  • Approximately 1,60,000 objects covering 5,000 years of Egypt's past in the museum houses.The majority of the collection focused on the pharaonic era.
  • There are two main floors in the museum the ground floor and the first floor.The ground floor takes the visitor on a chronological tour through the collection.On the upper floor are grouped according to tomb or category.
  • The treasures of TutanKhamun,wooden models of daily life,statuettes of divinities and a rare groupFaiyum Portraits.On the second floor are many of the New Kingdom royal mummies..
  • The numerous pieces of  papyrus are generally small fragments due to their decay over the past two millennia.Several languages are found on these pieces including Greek,Latin,Arabic and ancient Egyptian.The coins found on this floor are made up of many different metals including gold,silver and broze..
 THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM ,CAIRO





    INTERIOR OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM



    • The Location of the Museum is Midal-al Tahir,Downtown Cairo.There are so many facilities are available such as Cafeteria,Bank,post office,gift shop,library,children's museum.

    The Gold Mask Of TutanKhamu.

    (composed of 11kg of solid gold is on display at the Egyptian museum)

    • It is considered to be a national treasure.The museum provides an enchanting cultural and educational experience.The aim of the museum is to represent and display the diversity and heritage of Egypt.The museum creates a great experience for tourists by helping them connect history to the present.




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