A portion of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, opened to visitors yesterday—part of the initial unveiling of an over $1B project designed to be the largest museum devoted to a single civilization.
The museum—spanning over 5 million square feet or roughly the size of 80 football fields—will cover 700,000 years' worth of artifacts. The trial run, designed to test visitor flow and operations, includes 12 galleries devoted to four eras of Egyptian history dating as far back as 2649 BCE. Among the displays are the gold mask of Tutankhamun, the boy-king who ruled Egypt about 3,350 years ago; an 83-ton statue of legendary pharaoh Ramses the Great; and the world's first hanging obelisk, suspended to allow a view of hidden carvings beneath. See more here (w/video).
Over 100,000 artifacts will be stored when the museum opens fully to visitors, a date not yet determined. Learn more about ancient Egypt here (w/video).
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