Friday, 25 April 2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum...the most important kings on display in the Grand Staircase

المتحف المصري الكبير - البهو الرئيسي

The Grand Staircase is one of the most important halls of the Grand Egyptian Museum, displaying a collection of the finest and largest heavy artifacts that embody the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian sculpture, including

The statue of King Seti I

The Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum

Statue of King Seti I made of pink granite

One of the kings of the great staircase

King Seti I - Archive

Statue of King Amenhotep III

Amenhotep III - Archive

One of the kings of the great staircase

Statue of King Senusret III or Amenemhat IV

A statue of King Senusret III or Amenemhat IV from the Middle Kingdom, made of quartzite, depicting two princesses. The statue was reused during the reigns of King Ramesses II and King Merneptah.

Kings of the Great Staircase

Statue of King Seti II

Statue of King Seti II made of quartzite from the New Kingdom

Kings of the Great Staircase

Statue of Queen Hatshepsut

Statue of Queen Hatshepsut - Archive

Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut - Archive

It is worth noting that the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut is located in the sacred lake area in the Karnak Temples.

One of the kings of the great staircase

For his part, Dr. El-Tayeb Abbas, the museum's director of archaeological affairs, stated that the pieces displayed on the staircase are in accordance with the museum's planned exhibition scenario, which addresses four important themes. The first, displayed at the beginning of the staircase, will embody the royal image through the display of numerous large full-length and half-statues of kings and queens from the Early Period to the Greco-Roman era.

The second theme depicts the concept of worship among ancient Egyptians by displaying the architectural elements specific to the layout of temples during the Old, Middle, New, and Late Kingdoms.

The third section of the Great Staircase addresses the idea of representing kings with various deities through the display of groups of statues of varying sizes depicting deities alone or in company with deities. It also depicts kings performing religious and ritual rites before deities or kings in the form of a hypnotic image.

The fourth and final section of the Great Staircase explores the deceased king's journey to the afterlife and the tools used to protect the deceased king's body during this journey through a collection of coffins, canopic chests, and false doors.

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Thursday, 24 April 2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum.... What do you know about the Grand Staircase and the Hanging Obelisk?

Continuing our coverage of important national events, perhaps the most important of which is the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum,

Visitors to the new Egyptian Museum will be able to see many things for the first time, not found in any other museum in the world, including:

The Grand Staircase

The Grand Staircase at the Grand Egyptian Museum

It is a staircase that displays a variety of artifacts that belong to the era of the Old Kingdom and up to the Greco-Roman era, according to the chronological order of these unique pieces.

Hanging obelisk

The hanging obelisk at the Grand Egyptian Museum

The Hanging Obelisk is a slender, four-sided stone column with a square base and a small pyramid at its top. This was a feature of ancient Egyptian civilization. Its sides were carved with hieroglyphic inscriptions and royal and religious symbols. The design of the Hanging Obelisk site allows visitors to walk on a glass floor, allowing them to see the underside of the obelisk's base for the first time, If the visitor looks up, he will see, at a distance of 3 meters, the cartouche of King Ramses, which appears below the base of the obelisk suspended on four columns. This is considered the first time that the original archaeological base of the obelisk has been displayed, which no one has noticed in all the obelisk squares in the world.

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