The Giza Plateau development project is to be partly inaugurated end
February. Written By/Nevine El-Aref.
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany toured on Thursday work
on the Giza Plateau Development Project and said that the plateau’s
administrative building would be ready for inauguration very soon.
The minister said that work on the plateau is in full swing, and that
the site looks entirely different from how it did two months prior. El-Enany
called for information boards to be erected at the site’s ticketing area to
serve as a guide for visitors.
Ashraf Mohi, Director-General of Giza Plateau, told Ahram Online that
progress on at the site includes the completion of the administration building
and the visitor centre. The foundation, pillars and ceiling of the students’
building have also been installed.
The purpose of the students’ building, Mohi said, would be to educate
youth on archaeological work, and especially the excavation process. It is also
intended to raise visitors’ awareness and understanding of Egyptian heritage.
Mohi said the plateau development project aims to improve security
measures to make the site more tourist friendly. The project started in 2009
but was put on hold in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution for lack of
funding. Work on the project resumed late last year.
Mohi said that state-of-the-art security system with monitoring cameras
have been installed at the site. A new lighting system to illuminate the Giza
Pyramids and the plateau at night is scheduled to be installed soon.
