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A MEGA-museum housing some of the world’s most precious archaeological finds will finally open its doors to visitors after more than twenty years of waiting.
The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo will be home to more than 100,000 artefacts, including King Tut’s “cursed” iconic gold mask and sarcophagus.
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The museum covers an impressive 500,000 square feet, making it the biggest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation – ancient Egypt.
Visitors will enter the museum through a spectacular alabaster archway, before being greeted by an impressive 83 ton statue of Ramses II, which dates back 3200 years.
They will then head up the grand staircase, past an impressive display of statues of ancient kings and gods.
From there they will have an impressive view of the pyramids, which are just a mile away.
The museum boasts twelve galleries containing art ranging more than 3000 years.
Visitors will also be able…
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