CAIRO: The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday and attracted around 18,000 visitors, underscoring widespread enthusiasm to explore Egypt’s newest cultural and archaeological landmark.
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Fittingly, GEM opened on a historic date, marking 103 years since the legendary discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb on Nov. 4, 1922.
The largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization, GEM is located around 2 km from the Giza Pyramids and covers a total of 490,000 sq. meters.
The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday and attracted around 18,000 visitors on its first day. (Arab News Photo)
