CONSTRUCTION OF GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM 90% COMPLETE
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/
