Royal Mummies

Opening of the Rams Road in Luxor Rams Road Egypt succeeded for the first time in 3000 years in defining the "road of rams" in Luxor and to appear to the light again, as the road was backfilled over the ages and became underground. What is the way of rams? The Road of the Rams is a royal road linking Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. The length of the road is about 2,700 meters and was used by the kings of " Ancient Egypt " in religious ceremonies and rituals. We find that the road had two names in ancient times: The first is Wat Nather, which means the way of the Lord The second is "Ta Mi Rahn", which means the path of rams because the entire road was decorated with statues in the form of rams in the position of the Sphinx, and the ram here symbolizes the god Amun. How was the discovery of the road of rams in Luxor? As it is known, the road was buried underground for long periods of time. The first to discover the road was Dr. Zakaria Ghoneim in 1949, at th...

Egyptian Museum in Tahrir on the preliminary list of World Heritage Sites Egyptian Museum in Tahrir The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the Egyptian Museum in its tentative list of World Heritage sites, as the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities applied for last February, in accordance with the established criteria for registering world heritage sites.  Mr. Abdel Mohsen Shafi’i, General Supervisor of the Central Administration for Public and International Relations at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, stated that the Ministry was keen, to send to UNESCO highlights of how special the museum is, it is considered as a cultural beacon in the heart of Cairo and a part of the Egyptian civilization. It is the first national museum in the Middle East that includes the largest and most important archaeological treasures of the ancient Egyptian civilization, in addition to being a unique landmark t...

The Pharaohs Golden Parade Transfer Royal Mummies In a historical event, 22 Royal Mummies will be transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat in April 2021. 22 mummies, including 18 mummies of kings, and 4 mummies of queens, will be transferred in this unrivaled parade; the mummies : King Ramses II. King Seqnen Ra Taa . Tuthmosis III. King Seti I. Queen Hatshepsut. Queen Meritamun, wife of King Amenhotep . Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, wife of King Ahmose . Watch the unrivaled Pharaohs’ Golden Parade live on our two Youtube channels : Ministry_Tourism_Antiquities. Experience Egypt. Many important figures from around the world will participate in this celebration. In the same context, the new museum is equipped with the latest means of display and technology that make the visitor see the antiquities as if he were in Luxor The halls are also designed by starting means that protect the mummies from damage.