The Egyptian Museum | Giza Pyramids

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  The Egyptian Museum

  It has one of the most important collections of Egyptiaca in the world. It is located on the north side of Tahir Square in the centre of Cairo. One of the highlights of the museum is certainly, the Narmer palette, the statue of King Cheops, the grave equipment of Meketre (11th Dynasty, Thebes) and Sennedjem (19th Dynasty, Deir el-Madina), the jewelry of princesses of the Middle Kingdom, the tombs of King Ahmose and Queen Ahhotep (beginning of the 18th Dynasty), the grave equipment of Juja and Tuja (18th Dynasty, Thebes), the finds from the Amarna period, the burial equipment of the royal tombs of Tanis (21st dynasty), the mummy hall

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  Lunch at Local Restaurant

  Enjoy the Local Savors of the Capital

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  Pyramids of Giza

  See one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, We will take you there! The pyramid complex of el-Giza is the most important archaeological site of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. The Giza Plateau served three kings (pharaohs) of the 4th dynasty 4500 years ago – Cheops (Khufu), Chephren (Khafre) and Mykerinos (Menkaure) – as burial places. Especially impressive is of course the Great Sphinx north of the Valley Temple and the Chephren Way. Enjoy the particularly impressive panoramic view from the pyramids over the city of Cairo

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