Egypt
- Ramesses To Go To Grand Museum
drhawass.com Press Release After decision, indecision and decision the red granite statue of Ramses II will move ahead to its new location at the court of the Grand Egyptian Museum, overlooking giza plateau, on August 25. Culture minister Faouk Hosni...
- A Quiet, Safe Place For The Pharaoh?
Egyptian Gazette N.B. story will expire in the next few days on the above address The transport of the giant granite statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II, from Ramses Square, downtown Cairo on August 25, 2006, where it stood for more than 50...
- More Re Ramesses Ii Statue
http://tinyurl.com/pbweb (sis.gov.eg)"Transferring Ramses II statue from Mit Rahina, where it was originally found in 1882, to the Ramses square was a mistake, Dr Zahi Hawwas the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said...
- More Re Dry Run For Ramesses Statue Removal
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/806/eg2.htm"It took eight hours for a replica of the 125- tonne red granite statue of Ramses II to make its overnight journey from Tahrir Square to the planned Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza plateau. The move...
- More On Moving Ramesses
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/733/eg5.htm "Culture Minister Farouk Hosni told reporters that a real life trial move would take place in the next two months. A copy of the statue -- formed to its exact weight and shape -- would be used to test the stability...
Egypt
More on Ramesses statue move
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6831
"Carved in StoneHot off the Da Vinci debate, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni refused to budge an inch over the planned removal of the statue of Ramses II from Ramses Square. The move is scheduled for August 25.At a press conference last month, Hosni explained that the statue was originally slated to be moved after the construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum wraps up, but the ministry has decided not to wait. Hosni said delays at the GEM and the fact that the massive statue stands in the way of urban development plans for Ramses Square factored into the decision.While it waits for the GEM to open in 2011, the statue will be housed in a special hangar where experts will begin restoring it."
"Carved in StoneHot off the Da Vinci debate, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni refused to budge an inch over the planned removal of the statue of Ramses II from Ramses Square. The move is scheduled for August 25.At a press conference last month, Hosni explained that the statue was originally slated to be moved after the construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum wraps up, but the ministry has decided not to wait. Hosni said delays at the GEM and the fact that the massive statue stands in the way of urban development plans for Ramses Square factored into the decision.While it waits for the GEM to open in 2011, the statue will be housed in a special hangar where experts will begin restoring it."
- Ramesses To Go To Grand Museum
drhawass.com Press Release After decision, indecision and decision the red granite statue of Ramses II will move ahead to its new location at the court of the Grand Egyptian Museum, overlooking giza plateau, on August 25. Culture minister Faouk Hosni...
- A Quiet, Safe Place For The Pharaoh?
Egyptian Gazette N.B. story will expire in the next few days on the above address The transport of the giant granite statue of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramses II, from Ramses Square, downtown Cairo on August 25, 2006, where it stood for more than 50...
- More Re Ramesses Ii Statue
http://tinyurl.com/pbweb (sis.gov.eg)"Transferring Ramses II statue from Mit Rahina, where it was originally found in 1882, to the Ramses square was a mistake, Dr Zahi Hawwas the Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) said...
- More Re Dry Run For Ramesses Statue Removal
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/806/eg2.htm"It took eight hours for a replica of the 125- tonne red granite statue of Ramses II to make its overnight journey from Tahrir Square to the planned Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza plateau. The move...
- More On Moving Ramesses
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/733/eg5.htm "Culture Minister Farouk Hosni told reporters that a real life trial move would take place in the next two months. A copy of the statue -- formed to its exact weight and shape -- would be used to test the stability...