Qubba of Cairo s Imam Al Shafi i mosque reopened after restoration thenationalnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenationalnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister inaugurated the newly restored dome of the Imam Al Shafi i Mosque in Old Cairo on Sunday in celebration of World Heritage Day.
A prominent Ayyubid landmark of Islamic Cairo, the Imam Al Shafi’i mosque reopened in November after a three-year renovation.
The dome, which predates the mosque by a few centuries, required more extensive work.
The contract for the extensive restoration of the mosque and the dome, a joint effort by the ministries of tourism and awqaf, or religious endowments, was awarded to the state-owned Arab Contractors Company.
Tourism Minister Khaled El Anany said his ministry oversaw the decorative and cultural restoration while the Awqaf Ministry provided the funding.
Egypt: Visitors Flock to The New Pharaoh Museum Published April 6th, 2021 - 11:20 GMT
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (AFP)
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The museum open hours start from nine am until five pm, in addition to the evening period on Friday from six pm until nine pm.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Monday that hundreds of visitors and media representatives flocked to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization following the Main Exhibition Hall’s inauguration.
In a statement, it said that 800 tickets were sold on Sunday with the presence of 400 representatives from Egyptian and international news agencies, newspapers and TV channels from the US, Germany, France, China, Japan, England and Russia.
Egypt Captivates World with Golden Pharaoh Parade
04/03/2021 | 03:09pm EDT
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Twenty-two pharaoh mummies walked the streets of Cairo on Saturday evening in a stunning royal procession from the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat. The event marked the official launch of NMEC.
Egypt Captivates World with Golden Pharaoh Parade (Photo: AETOSWire)
Against the backdrop of fireworks, the mummies – 18 kings and four queens – travelled in order of age on purpose-built gold-colored pharaonic chariots, equipped with an air ride suspension system to absorb vibrations, and bearing the name of their occupants in Arabic, English, and hieroglyphics. Seqenenre Tao II, who reigned over Upper Egypt around 1,600 BCE, led the parade, while Ramses IX, who ruled in the 12
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