Construction works on phase 3 of the Grand Egyptian
Museum project is 90% complete. Egypt’s Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouli
announced the reports when he visited the site near the Giza Pyramids to review
progress.
Laurens Schokking, the Project Director explained
that concrete and steel works had hit 98% and 99% progress respectively. He
added that mechanical, engineering, and plumbing works at the museum, including
the main building, the central square and the Ramses hall as well as the
3,200-year-old statue of King Ramses II that weighs 75 tons at present stands
at 84%.
Laurens also noted that finishes were 96% complete.
He foresees completion of phase 3 of the project by the end of this year. The Grand
Egyptian Museum’s phase 3 is being built by Egyptian contracting company, Orascom Construction, together with Besix Group from Belgium, which is
one of the leading construction companies ranked 69 in the list of top
international contractors.
The mega museum is situated near the Giza Pyramids
about 2km away on an approximately 500 000-m2 piece of land. Phases
1 and 2 which included the construction of the museums conservation and energy
centres are already complete.
Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the largest museums
in the world presenting a heritage devoted to a single civilization and is
designed to include the latest technology, including virtual reality at a cost
of US $1bn.
The museum will also be an international centre of
communication between museums, to promote direct contact with other local and
international museums. It shall, in addition, include a children’s
museum, conference centre, training centre, and workshops similar to the
old Pharaonic places.
The GEM is expected to house around 100,000
artifacts from various periods of Egypt’s long history. Anani said that
approximately 20,000 artifacts would be exclusively displayed for the first
time ever in this structure.
GEM’s General Manager Tarek Tawfik, says the artifacts will be displayed in two 7,000-m2 galleries revealing King Tutankhamun’s lifestyle; how he lived, dressed and ate in addition to the complete collection of his precious belongings. These displays have never been shown before since their discovery in 1922.https://constructionreviewonline.com/2019/07/construction-of-grand-egyptian-museum-at-90-complete/
