Grand Egyptian Museum

GEM The world largest museum ever.

Grand Egyptian museum site is 2 km from the pyramids,the museum complex will be approximately 480,000 square meters.

Grand Egyptian museum hosts more than 100,00 artifacts from Pharaonic , Greek and Roman eras, about 3500 artifacts of the king Tutankhamun. 

General Director, Tarek Tawfik said "This will be the museum of the 21st century,"

All means of modern technology have been taken into consideration in order to make this an unforgettable experience for the visitor, but at the same time provide the best possible environment for the artifacts.

The world largest museum.

Costing more than $1 billion, the museum will re-house and restore some of the country's most precious relics. Its expansive, glass-fronted building offers sweeping panoramas of the Giza plateau and Great Pyramids,

Grand Egyptian Museum first test soft opening is scheduled for the end of this year, when a collection of Tutankhamun's possessions will go on display in approximately one-third of the museum space.

Recommended historic heritage hotel in Cairo Mena house

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It is an ideal place to appreciate Egypt's glorious history, where the hotel adjoins the Great Pyramids of Giza. Built in 1869, the hotel has a historic heritage that is clearly reflected in its interior designs, exquisite original antiques, brilliantly crafted furniture and original works that are rarely found elsewhere. Over the years, Mena House has hosted kings, emperors, heads of state and celebrities. The Mena House overlooking the Pyramids offers unrivaled views of the great pyramids with its spectacular backdrop.

Mena House originally built by the king of Egypt Khedive Ismail Pasha in 1869 on an area of ​​40 acres to be a special break to spend his time after returning from long hunting trips and meet his guests, and this recreation overlooking the pyramids and surrounded by Jasmine gardens  aromatic smell to look like a green oasis in the heart of the desert, Then Khedive Ismail extended the rest and set up the pyramid road leading to it and around the building to a palace for guests of the opening ceremony of the Suez Canal.

In 1971, the hotel bought Ray Bhadur Mohan Singh and his current owners of the Mena House Oberoi Hotel. In 1972, the Oberoi International Hotel of India took over the management of the hotel and renovated it more than once.Now it is held under the management of Marriott since 2015,

In December 1977, the Mena House Conference was held between former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat US President Jimmy Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and representatives of the United Nations before the Camp David peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.

Mena House has 486 rooms and suites (7 small suites and 4 master suites each with a private balcony overlooking the pyramids). The hotel consists of four floors with marble staircases and an Islamic architecture with a number of chandeliers. The hotel has 96 rooms in the main building and 390 rooms in the annexes. All the rooms are decorated with hand-made Persian carpets, decorated with old murals, old wood windows and all the rooms are preserved. Overlooks the first and largest swimming pool built in Egypt, in addition to the golf course contains 18 hole, tennis court, playground jogging and fitness center, and more room for concerts and conferences

Choice of Time magazine, Marriott Mena House as one of the most beautiful hotels in the world