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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Written by Joshua Olivor

Topic: TravelPublished October 8, 2009
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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities is must to watch if you are planning holidays to Cairo. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, is home to an extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. There’s around 120,000 items, on display and the remainder in storerooms. So if you want to feel Cairo culture and its history then don’t forget to visit the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo. The Royal Mummy Room of the museum contains 27 royal mummies. The most attractive location of Cairo was reopened with a slightly curtailed display of New Kingdom kings and queens in 1985. There you will see all the historical mummies, never expected to be anywhere in the world. Mummy of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the popular mummies in display. Ground floor and first floor of the museum contains a wide collection of ancient belongings. The ground floor of the museum is the extensive collection of the papyrus and coins used in ancient world. The numerous pieces of papyrus reveals several languages used in ancient Egyptian. You will be able to see all coins used in ancient Egyptian trade. You will see artifacts from the final two dynasties of Ancient Egypt on the first floor. It includes items from the tombs of the Pharaohs Tuhtmoisis III, Tuhtmosis IV, Amenophis II, Hatshepsut, and Maherpen, and also many artifacts taken from the Valley of the Kings. The museum is an antique collection of ancient stuff. You will love to see it on your visit to Cairo. The museum will attract you more if you are coming from countries like UK. It is a perfect destination as per the taste of Brits. They love to see such unique things and admire it too. Cairo is full of many interesting locations. Even recently airlines have announced latest fares on flights to Cairo. Just book a flight to Cairo and enjoy the uniqueness locations of the world. The museum is waiting for its admirers. Go and see it.

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