{"id":6016,"date":"2026-03-11T20:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/LaGardienneDuNil.com\/?p=6016"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:39:10","slug":"grand-egyptian-museum-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/grand-egyptian-museum-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand Egyptian Museum<\/span><\/span> (GEM)<\/h2>\n

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)<\/strong> is the largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization\u2014Ancient Egypt<\/strong>. It is located near the Complexe pyramidal de Gizeh<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, about 2 km from the pyramids. \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Emplacement<\/h3>\n
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    Place: Giza<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Very close to the Great Pyramid of Giza<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Visitors can sometimes see the pyramids from inside the museum.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \u00a0Why It Is Special<\/h3>\n
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      Covers about 500,000 square meters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Displays more than 100,000 artifacts<\/strong> from Ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      First museum to show the complete collection of the tomb of Tutankhamun<\/span><\/span><\/strong> in one place.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Main Highlights<\/h3>\n

      1\ufe0f\u20e3 The Grand Staircase<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        A huge staircase lined with statues of ancient Egyptian kings and gods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        2\ufe0f\u20e3 Tutankhamun Galleries<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          Over 5,000 artifacts<\/strong> from the tomb of King Tut.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          Includes his golden chariot, jewelry, furniture, and treasures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          3\ufe0f\u20e3 The Hanging Obelisk<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            A unique suspended obelisk<\/strong> visible from below.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            4\ufe0f\u20e3 The Giant Statue of Ramses II<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              At the entrance stands the massive statue of Ramesses II<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, about 11 meters tall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              5\ufe0f\u20e3 Children\u2019s Museum & Interactive Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                Digital displays and modern technology explaining ancient history.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                Visiting Information<\/h3>\n
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                  Average visit time: 3\u20134 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Best time to visit: morning<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                  Photography is allowed in many areas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  \u00a0Interesting Facts<\/h3>\n
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                    Construction started in 2002<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    Cost more than $1 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                    It is expected to become one of the most important museums in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                    Typical Tour Duration:<\/strong>
                    Visitors usually combine the museum with a visit to the Grand Sphinx de Gizeh<\/span><\/span><\/strong> and the pyramids in the same day.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is the largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization\u2014Ancient Egypt. It is located near the Giza Pyramid Complex, about 2 km from the pyramids. \ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f \u00a0Location Place: Giza Very close to the Great Pyramid of Giza Visitors can sometimes see the pyramids […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cairo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6017,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6016\/revisions\/6017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lagardiennedunil.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}