Egypt
- 1st Stage Of Pyramids Plateau Development Project Opened
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni accompanied with Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawwas, inaugurated Monday 11/8/2008 the first stage of the Giza pyramids plateau development project. The...
- Transparent Filters To Protect Monuments
http://tinyurl.com/2r68mr (sis.gov.eg) "Farouq Hosni, Minister of Culture agreed to implement an integrated project for providing the show halls in the Egyptian Museum with transparent filters. This is to protect the monuments from the damages resulting...
- Biggest Tomb At Pharonic Thebes's Cemetery Renovated
http://tinyurl.com/dbvs8 (Egyptian State Information Service) "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni has approved carrying out an urgent project to renovate and develop the biggest tomb at the Luxor Pharaonic cemetery in Thebes. The project will be implemented...
- Two Sites At Major Egyptian Museum To Be Opened Late December
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o180825d.htm A short bulletin from the Egyptian State Information Service website: "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said his ministry will organise a world celebration late in December to mark the opening of the two...
- Chephren Pyramid Open For Visitors Saturday
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o311224g.htm "Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will re-open the Pyramid of King Chephren in Giza as of Saturday after the completion of restoration works. In statements, Hosni said the third Pyramid of Mycerinus will...
Egypt
Integrated project to restore pyramids blocks
http://tinyurl.com/352pxy (sis.gov.eg)
"Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni decided to carry out the urgent project of maintaining blocks of the Khoufu Greater pyramid in the frame of the related great enterprise implemented by the ministry since 8 years on 3 stages. Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities stated that a technical and engineering committee comprises a group of scientists and experts in antiquities including Dr. Farouq el-Baz is formed to test status of the greater pyramid's blocks and preparing for its restoration. Hawwas said that it is the beginning for other pyramids restoration process that extends to 10 years for its difficulty."
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- 1st Stage Of Pyramids Plateau Development Project Opened
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni accompanied with Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawwas, inaugurated Monday 11/8/2008 the first stage of the Giza pyramids plateau development project. The...
- Transparent Filters To Protect Monuments
http://tinyurl.com/2r68mr (sis.gov.eg) "Farouq Hosni, Minister of Culture agreed to implement an integrated project for providing the show halls in the Egyptian Museum with transparent filters. This is to protect the monuments from the damages resulting...
- Biggest Tomb At Pharonic Thebes's Cemetery Renovated
http://tinyurl.com/dbvs8 (Egyptian State Information Service) "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni has approved carrying out an urgent project to renovate and develop the biggest tomb at the Luxor Pharaonic cemetery in Thebes. The project will be implemented...
- Two Sites At Major Egyptian Museum To Be Opened Late December
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o180825d.htm A short bulletin from the Egyptian State Information Service website: "Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said his ministry will organise a world celebration late in December to mark the opening of the two...
- Chephren Pyramid Open For Visitors Saturday
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html11/o311224g.htm "Culture Minister Farouk Hosni will re-open the Pyramid of King Chephren in Giza as of Saturday after the completion of restoration works. In statements, Hosni said the third Pyramid of Mycerinus will...