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A monument you know by sight, but only understand when you stand beside it
Between the weight of the past and the surprise of the present, you stand before a great gateway. Pass through it and you have crossed out of your own time. What the pharaohs built is in front of you, and the wonder arrives slowly, until you realise this is not a place you pass through and leave, but one that stays in you.
Archaeological site · Nazlet El-Semman, Giza Under review
Ancient Egypt, shown at the scale it deserves
Beside the Giza pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest new museum devoted to ancient Egypt. The visit moves from Ramses II and the Grand Staircase to the main galleries and the complete Tutankhamun display.
Museum · Al-Remaya, Giza Under review
Before the perfect pyramid, there was Saqqara
Saqqara is one of Egypt's most important ancient necropolises, with monuments spanning thousands of years. Its best-known landmark is Djoser's Step Pyramid, the earliest known pyramid, alongside the Serapeum, later pyramids and richly decorated tombs.
Archaeological site · Al-Badrashin, Saqqara Under review
The old museum still has a character no new building can copy
Opened in 1902, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir remains one of the richest collections of ancient Egyptian material anywhere. Even after Tutankhamun moved to GEM, major holdings such as the Tanis treasures, Yuya and Thuya, and the Narmer Palette remain here.
Museum · Downtown Cairo, Cairo Under review
Egyptian history told as one continuous story
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat follows Egypt from prehistory to the modern era. One of its most important sections is the Royal Mummies Hall, presented in a quieter and more reflective atmosphere within the museum.
Museum · Fustat – Old Cairo, Cairo Under review
Here you can see the pyramid being perfected
Dahshur is an important archaeological site south of Saqqara that preserves a crucial stage in pyramid development. Its best-known monuments are Sneferu's Bent and Red pyramids, which reveal the steps toward the stable true-pyramid form.
Archaeological site · Al-Badrashin, Dahshur Under review
Memphis through its surviving sculpture.
A colossal Ramesses II and an alabaster sphinx at Mit Rahina Open-Air Museum, a useful stop with Saqqara.
Archaeological site · Al-Badrashin, Giza Information reviewed
One obelisk marking a lost sacred city.
The Senusret I obelisk is the clearest standing remnant of ancient Heliopolis in its original area, a solitary granite monument from the Middle Kingdom.
Archaeological site · Al-Matariya, Cairo Information reviewedTalk to us
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