US EditionEgypt Opens Pharaoh's Tomb in Valley of the Kings for First Time in 20 Years and It Is Stunning
The restoration project, supported by UNESCO and Japan, reassembled over 200 sarcophagus fragments and preserved intricate murals to boost Egypt's cultural tourism.
- On Saturday, Egypt reopened one of the largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings after more than 20 years, with Sherif Fathy, Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, leading a ceremony including UNESCO and Japan.
- Amid efforts to revive cultural tourism, the restoration project focused on preserving murals, sculptures, and architecture after Egypt's tourism sector suffered downturns from the 2011 uprising and Israel-Gaza war.
- More than 200 fragments were reassembled and murals stabilised in three phases by a Japanese-led restoration project with over 260 specialists.
- The reopening arrives less than a month before the Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration, with officials saying it aims to attract foreign visitors and revive Egypt's tourism sector.
- Amenhotep III, who ruled between 1390 and 1350, left tomb walls with exquisite Eighteenth Dynasty decorations that were looted before French Egyptologist Victor Loret documented the site.
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The exceptional murals and the dimensions of the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III make it one of the most impressive burial rooms in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
The monument and its delicate frescoes required the work of more than two fifty restorers or technicians. The renovation was financed by Japanese funds and those of the Unesco.
Egypt Reopens Tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III After 20 Years of Restoration
People enter the tomb of Amenhotep III after its official reopening. Credit: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and AntiquitiesCredit: Mummy Research X profile Egypt has officially reopened the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, following an extensive restoration project that spanned more than two decades. The ceremony, held on Saturday in the western part of Luxor, was led by Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities …
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