Transporting heavy monuments, 4 surprises included in the Grand Egyptian Museum, describing them as "unparalleled in the world", explaining that they are represented in the "hanging obelisk, the grand staircase, and an independent museum of archaeological boats, and a distinguished collection for the first time exposed to" Tutankhamen ".
Zaidan said in exclusive statements to "Masrawy", today, Sunday, that the area of the King's Golden Hall is 7500 square meters, and will include artifacts that will be displayed for the first time.
He pointed out that work continues on the establishment of a field for the "first hanging obelisk" in the world in the Great Museum, where the obelisk shows the ingenuity of the ancient Egyptian in designing and sculpting ancient antiquities, and this is the first time that it is conducted with pure Egyptian hands and pure Egyptian design, praising the role of Major General Atef Moftah, the general supervisor of the museum "The author of the idea of creating an obelisk."
He explained that the work to establish the basic base of the obelisk is about to end, and that the coming days witness the beginning and the lifting of the installation of the obelisk completely, so that we can see it soon in the campus in front of the main facade of the museum - the external lobby.
The obelisk belongs to King Ramses II, which was transported from the ancient archaeological area of Sun Al-Hajar in Sharkia Governorate and has a length of about 16 meters, and weighs 110 tons at the base, and the area of engineering designs for the obelisk is about 28 thousand meters, and contains the cartridge of King Ramses under the obelisk hull which was hidden by Ramses To nearly 3,500 years.
Major General Atef Moftah, General Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum, who has the idea of creating the obelisk, was keen to observe the accuracy in the archaeological, engineering and technical aspects of the obelisk, and through design the visitor to the obelisk field can enter the obelisk base to see the archaeological base below, and looking at the top you can see the king's cartridges Ramses II in a panorama.
From an engineering point of view, Major General Miftah made sure that the design is unique in the world, so that the obelisk will be hung on four columns, taking into account the loads and vibrations on the obelisk body.
