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Mostafa Moftah

At the Egyptian Museum

Cairo - Egypt

Mostafa suggested me to start by a “full immersion” in Egyptian history
and took me to visit Egyptian Museum.
You can see me sitting in front of this impressive palace.

The Egyptian Museum was first built in Boulak.
In 1891, it was moved to Giza Palace of "Ismail Pasha"
which housed the antiquities that were later moved to the present building.
The Egyptian Museum is situated at Tahrir square in Cairo.
It was built during the reign of Khedive Abbass Helmi II in 1897,
and opened on November 15, 1902.
It has 107 halls.
At the ground floor there are the huge statues.
The upper floor houses small statues, jewels,
Tutankhamon treasures and the mummies.


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Bernard Bosmans16-Feb-2011 09:44
Have heard there are some old artifacts missing, hope Frimpong you having got a hand in that. Nice shot. V.
Martha Albuquerque04-Apr-2007 00:30
Great start, dear Frimpy!