Egyptian Museum in Cairo

The Egyptian Museum is in transition at the moment as they are awaiting the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum next year. Many of the antiquities have been moved to the new museum, but our guide explained that the major items have been left in the old museum for tourists to see.

Egypt has a rich and long history and many artifacts from the tombs of pharaohs and nobles. The Rosetta Stone, which is in the British Museum, was discovered in Egypt and was the break through in interpreting the Egyptian hieroglyphics.

Builder of the smallest pyramid, Menkaure.
King Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid
Mentuhotep, reunited Upper and Lower Egypt

We also saw some of the the reassures from King Tutankhamun, but we’re not allowed to photograph them.

Painting found in a 4600 year old tomb

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  1. Illis!'s avatar Illis! says:

    Morning! Do you say, “Wow!” a lot? The pictures are amazing! And, the colors on the picture are so vivid after all this time. Thank you for sharing! Love, Illis!

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