The Egyptian Museum
Location : Cairo, Egypt
Description
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 atTahrir square in Cairo. It was
built during the reign of Khedive Abbass Helmi II in 1897, and
opened on November 15, 1902 (More History). 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. The Museum also comprises a photography section and a
large library. The Egyptian museum comprises many sections
arranged in chronological order
1. The first section houses Tutankhamon's treasures.
2. The second section houses the pre-dynasty and the Old Kingdom
monuments.
3. The third section houses the first intermediate period and the
Middle Kingdom monuments.
4. The forth section houses the monuments of the Modern Kingdom.
5. The fifth section houses the monuments of the late period and
the Greek and Roman periods.
6. The sixth section houses coins and papyrus.
7. The seventh section houses sarcophagi and scrabs.
A hall for the royal mummies was opened at the museum, housing
eleven kings and queens.
More than a million and half tourists visit the museum annually,
in addition to half a million Egyptians.