good morning dear ones ... this is our first day in cairo ... we will start with the Egyptian Museum sits in Tahrir Square in the heart of Cairo since 1906, the museum exhibition contains 136 thousand Pharaonic impact, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of effects found in stores. The story of the founding of the museum with the great global attention Egyptologist after decoding the Rosetta Stone symbols at the hands of the French scientist Champollion. The initial nucleus of the small museum at the pool house where the old Azbakia logged Egyptian fixed effects ordered Muhammad Ali Pasha and transfer Agaymaely effects of the Museum Azbakia and so in 1835. After the death of Muhammad Ali returned stealing effects once again marched his successors Ali Go Vtdhaelt approach the museums holdings. In 1858 was appointed (Mariette) as the first warden (for occupancy Antiquities) which corresponds to what is currently the Head of the effects. Found it to be the presence of management and the Museum of Antiquities, therefore the choice of Bulaq district to create a museum of Egyptian antiquities and the transfer to the effects found during Hvaúrh (such as the effects Aah Hotep cemetery). In 1863 approved the construction of the Khedive Ismail, the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities, but the project has not been implemented, but contented himself with giving Mariette (Presentation digit) in front of the Alontekkhana in Bulaq to expand the museum. In 1878 occurred in very high Nile flood, which caused the dumping of Bulaq Museum and the loss of some of its contents. In 1881 the museum re-opened in the same year he died and was succeeded by Mariette (Maspero) as Director of Antiquities and Museum. In 1890 and increased when Bulaq Museum collections have been transferred to Galatasaray Giza. When the world came (De Morgan) as head of the interest and the museum has reformats these groups in the new museum, known as the Cairo Museum. In the period of 1897 - 1899 m to Loret Loret I came successor Morgan. But Maspero returned again to manage the interest and the museum of the year 1899 - 1914 AD In 1902 the transfer of impacts to the existing building of the museum (in Tahrir Square) was the most active of his aides in the second period of his Egyptian scientist Ahmed Pasha Kamal, who was the first to specialize in the Egyptian Antiquities old and worked for many years in the museum. The first Egyptian director of the museum was Mahmoud Hamza, who was appointed in 1950. This was a brief guide to the museum of the development of Maspero dating back to 1883, but he has done a great guide for the new museum under the prints and repeats from 1915 until now (but with a series of amendments). Architectural Design Museum He designed the current Egyptian Museum French architect Marcel Dureanu in 1900, on the classic layout updated neo-classical style, which fits with the old and classic effects, but it does not compete with the ancient Egyptian architecture that still exists. It should be noted that the halls are spacious interior and high walls. The natural light enters through the glass panels on the roof and windows in the ground floor. Omardhh Central Museum is the highest part of the home, where the effects presented as they were found in ancient temples. The length of the building that includes any future expansions, as commensurate with facilitating the movement of visitors to the Hall of other requirements Architectural Design Museum He designed the current Egyptian Museum French architect Marcel Dureanu in 1900, on the classic layout updated neo-classical style, which fits with the old and classic effects, but it does not compete with the ancient Egyptian architecture that still exists. It should be noted that the halls are spacious interior and high walls. The natural light enters through the glass panels on the roof and windows in the ground floor. Omardhh Central Museum is the highest part of the home, where the effects presented as they were found in ancient temples. The length of the building that includes any future expansions, as commensurate with facilitating the movement of visitors from Hall to other requirements are the museums holdings Museum of the two-storey ground devoted their heavy effects consists (such as stone sarcophagi, statues, paintings, wall reliefs) The upper has been allocated to the effects of light (such as manuscripts, statues of the gods and the royal mummies and the effects of daily life and photos of the mummies and sculptures unfinished statues and pots Greco-Roman period and the effects of private beliefs Life Other) as well as complete sets (such as Tutankhamun) group. The museum includes a huge number of Egyptian antiquities since prehistoric times until the end of the Pharaonic era in addition to some of the Greek and Romanian effects, including: Collection of pottery (from prehistoric times). Narmer Palette (the era of unification). Statue Kha Schm (family 2). Statue of Djoser (family 3). Statues of Khufu / Khafre / Menkaure (family 4). Statue Kaabr / Statues servants (family 5). Dwarf SNP statue (family 6). Statue Mentuhotep Neb Hpt Ra (family 11). Statues of Amenemhat / II / III (12 family). Ka statue of King Hur (13 beds). Statues of Hatshepsut / Thutmose III (18th Dynasty). Tutankhamun group (family 18). Treasures Tanis Group .... etc. Large collection of mummies from Different Ages
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