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Grand Egyptian Museum set for a very grand opening

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The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening

After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal.

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Inside $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum as 50,000 artifacts go on display

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Inside the $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum as 50,000 artifacts go on display from Tutankhamun to Khufu’s solar boat

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More than $1 billion and two decades later, the Grand Egyptian Museum is — finally — ready to share its treasures

On Saturday, Egypt’s showpiece museum officially opens its doors after innumerable interruptions, delays and setbacks.

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Grand Egyptian Museum to open after decades of anticipation, showcasing 50,000 artifacts

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Egypt's Grand Museum opens, displaying Tutankhamun tomb in full for first time

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Egypt's $1 billion museum is finally open after two decades

There are several permanent exhibitions in 24,000 square feet of the museum, which also boasts a children’s museum, educational and conference facilities, and a large conservation center.

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The Grand Egyptian Museum is finally opening with exhibits catered to Gen Z and a collection rivaling the Louvre

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Egypt hopes vast new museum by the Pyramids will accelerate tourism revival

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Cheops Observatory frames views of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Earth bricks, upcycled materials and local craftsmanship combine in the Cheops Observatory, a new residence designed by Paris-based architecture firm Studio Malka. Located within the ancient village of Nazlet El Samman at the gateway of the desert, the ...

Fox News

Lab opens at Egypt's pyramids to restore pharaonic boat

CAIRO – Egypt is inaugurating its largest on-site antiquities laboratory, to restore the second ceremonial boat of Pharaoh Cheops, known for building the largest of Egypt's iconic pyramids. The project, funded by the Japan International Cooperation ...

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Scientists Discover Hidden Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza

A previously unidentified chamber in the Cheops pyramid of Giza has been found by an international research team. Measurements from as early as 2016 had given cause to believe that there might be a hidden hollow space close to the chevron blocks over the ...

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Cheops' pyramid: Is there an iron throne in the newly discovered chamber?

In early November 2017, Nature published the results of the Scan Pyramids project, led by Mehdi Tayoubi (Hip Institute, Paris) and Kunihiro Morishima (University of Nagoya, Japan): there is a "huge void", at least 30 meters long, within the Pyramid of Cheops.

ZDNet

Will a robot discover the Great Pyramid's secret?

The Great Pyramid of Cheops in Giza, Egypt, was built about 4,500 years ago as a mausoleum for King Khufu -- his Greek name was Cheops. But even if many archeologists have worked on the site, nobody really knows if the pharaoh's real tomb has been found.

Forbes

On Vacation? Try Some Fun Things--Like Golfing At The Pyramids

As I lined up my putt, I blinked a few times. But the figure way beyond the hall didn't move. It was the Pyramid of Cheops. Yes, you can actually golf in the virtual shadow of the Pyramids, and it's a lesson for travelers. I know you don't go to Egypt to ...