A stunning pink gate dating back nearly 3,000 years has been moved from north Cairo to a new museum near the famed pyramids in Giza.
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says it has moved a gate (pictured) dating back nearly 3,000 years from north Cairo to a new museum near the famed pyramids in Giza
The gate (pictured) is made from pink granite and bears royal cartouches referring to Amenemhat I, the first king of the 12th dynasty of ancient Egypt
Amenemhet I (pictured) was king of ancient Egypt and founder of the 12th dynasty. He ruled from 1991 BC to 1962 BC
The still unfinished museum at the foot of the pyramids will eventually house the collections of the current brimming museum in the city’s Tahrir Square
Bas-reliefs of the pharaoh Snefru, founder of the 4th dynasty, are also among the 71 selected objects that were moved in May.
Workers move a gate made of granite dating back nearly 3,000 years from north Cairo to a new museum near the famed pyramids in Giza
Construction of the massive new archaeological facility museum was announced in 2002.
The chariot of the ancient Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun is revealed after being delivered to its new home, the Grand Egyptian Museum, on May 23, 2017
Japanese and local Egyptologists examine a chariot of King Tutankhamun at a museum in Cairo on March 28, 2017, before transferring the king’s burial goods to the new museum in May
Visitors look at the gold mask of King Tutankhamun in a glass case, at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 14, 2016
Its opening has been postponed several times, including because of the political instability that has rocked the country.
A tourist looks at a statue of Mitri, one of the prominent figures in the 6th Dynasty, old kingdom 2465-2150 BC, at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 14, 2016
A visitor looks at one of the oldest papyri in the history of Egyptian writing among the collection of King Khufu papyri discovered at Wadi El-Jarf port, as it is on display for the first time at the Egyptian museum in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 14, 2016
An Ancient Egyptian gold sheet depicting Tutankhamun smiting a Nubian captive in the presence of Queen Ankhesenamun, displayed in a glass case during the opening of the exhibition entitled Tutankhamun’s Unseen Treasures at the museum
The artefacts moved in May were well packed for transportation in wooden containers complete with materials to protect them from both heat and vibration