Minister
of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany gifted the Portuguese president with a replica
of King Khufu's funerary boat. Written By/ Nevine El-Aref.
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| El-Enany, De Sousa and Tawfik at the GEM |
At
the plateau they visited the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and the panorama area
where El-Enany spoke to President de Sousa and his delegation on the greatness
of ancient Egyptian civilization.
De
Sousa and the delegation expressed their fondness for Egypt's distinguished
heritage and insisted on documenting their visit by taking photos in front of
the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx.
The
group also toured the Grand Egyptian Museum's conservation centre and lab for
wooden artifacts which currently houses the recently transferred King
Tutankhamun collection.
They
also visited the lab for heavy artefacts, which houses the colossi of Kings
Amenhotep III and Menkaure, which will soon be displayed in the museum's grand
staircase and atrium, respectively.
The
Portuguese president and antiquities minister also viewed the royal mummies'
hall and the Golden King collection at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. El-Enany
gifted de Sousa with a replica of King Khufu’s boat crafted by the replicas
unit at the ministry.
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