Grand Egyptian Museum

[Guest]

Oh no! Do they have to rebuild everything again? We all hope not.

Obviously the image shown was ai generated… the roof didn’t collapse.

[Hermes]

Oh no! Do they have to rebuild everything again? We all hope not.

It looks like everything is fine. Actually, nobody is talking about the roof collapse.

Below are quotes from the museum’s CEO.

The CEO of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Ahmed Ghoneim said late on Saturday that the limited seepage of rainwater into the museum’s main hall was anticipated by design and was not due to any negligence, adding that visitor numbers since the public opening earlier in November have surpassed half a million.

Speaking by phone to Al-Hayah TV, Ghoneim said the hall functions architecturally like an open outdoor courtyard. “There is an overhead structure that allows ventilation and natural light, and the design was made for this purpose,” he explained.

He added that the museum’s designers had planned for the possibility of rain entering through the roof openings.

He said the Great Hall contains only the statue of King Ramses II, made of red granite and exposed to the open air for thousands of years, along with two other statues that are not located directly beneath the open roof sections.

Ghoneim stated that staff handled the situation by directing water to drainage outlets, stressing that this is the only approach compatible with the building's architectural concept.

Cairo experiences rainfall on only 14 to 16 days a year, he noted. “There is no design flaw. This is a natural result of the design and will occur whenever it rains in the coming years,” he added.

Source: https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/558589.aspx

[Guest]

Oh no! Do they have to rebuild everything again? We all hope not.

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[Hermes]

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/atelier-brueckner_the-grand-stairs-a-monumental-moment-at-activity-7401913016503394304-zeEH/

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[TerraCotta]

...the Grand Egyptian Museum was festively inaugurated in the presence of distinguished guests including the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, His Majesty King Philippe and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/besix_besix-grandegyptianmuseum-proud-ugcPost-7391076083980271616-1t16/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAAvc9UB1jA15FR73YhKZxjtleXeHg9SDX4

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Exciting news! Doors are open for some sections!!