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JerryE | profile | all galleries >> VIKING PHARAOHS AND PYRAMIDS 2025 >> LUXOR TO CAIRO - GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (DAY 10) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

LUXOR TO CAIRO - GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (DAY 10)

Today we flew a charter flight from Luxor to Cairo. After checking into our hotel, we were bussed to our last optional excursion, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).
The concept for the GEM originated in 2002. It took a couple of years to pick the design and architectural/engineering firm to do the massive project. Construction started in 2012 and the structure was completed in February 2023. Once completed the GEM will be the largest archeological museum in the world. It will house over 100,000 artifacts including some 5000 recovered when King Tutankhamun tomb was discovered in 1922. Google gives several answers, but the best I can tell is the museum has around 850,000 sq ft and final costs will approach $1B. The museum has four levels, each cataloguing a different era. They are accessed by a very efficient escalator system.
The GEM opened in October 2024 with a “soft opening” and attendance is limited to 4000/day. Most of the parking has yet to be completed. The subway from downtown Cairo is almost completed. Eventually there will be a flyover (?) from the museum to the Pyramids of Giza 1.2 miles to the east. The Tutankhamun artifacts from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo should be here in 2-3 months.
As the photos show, this is one impressive project. Huge. Beautiful. An incredible asset to Egypt. And the world.
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
THE GEM OVERLOOKS THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
THE GEM OVERLOOKS THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
THE GEM OVERLOOKS THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
THE GEM OVERLOOKS THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZA
LAYOUT OF THE GEM
LAYOUT OF THE GEM
LAYOUT OF THE GEM
LAYOUT OF THE GEM
LAYOUT OF THE GEM
LAYOUT OF THE GEM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM