Overview
- Presidents, prime ministers and royalty attended a spectacle-filled launch in Giza featuring fireworks, lasers and a drone light show.
- The complex houses around 100,000 artefacts with roughly half on view, including the complete 5,000-piece Tutankhamun trove shown together for the first time.
- Public visits begin Tuesday, November 4, following a two-decade build marked by delays from political unrest, the pandemic and regional conflicts.
- Designed by Heneghan Peng and largely financed through Japanese loans, the half‑million‑square‑metre site features an 83‑ton Ramses II statue, immersive galleries and a visible conservation lab assembling Khufu’s solar boat.
- Authorities revamped access with new roads, a nearby airport and a metro station under construction, while officials project about 5 million museum visitors a year to bolster Egypt’s economy.