Egypt Unveils $1 Billion Grand Museum as a ‘Gift to the World’
Fireworks illuminate the sky during the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on Nov. 1.
Photographer: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images
Egypt inaugurated a long-anticipated $1 billion museum that showcases the wonders of its ancient past and is poised to supercharge the North African nation’s crucial tourism sector.
Fireworks illuminated the Cairo night skies and the nearby Pyramids of Giza glowed with crimson lights as the Grand Egyptian Museum was formally declared open on Saturday evening after two decades of work.