Great expectations: The world's biggest museum dedicated to Ancient Egypt opens this week

The Grand Egyptian Museum will have more than 100,000 artefacts on display, from Tutankhamun’s tomb treasures to pharaoh ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum: A Monument to Ancient Civilisation

The inception of the Grand Egyptian Museum can be traced back to an international architecture competition held in 2003, which was won by the Dublin-based firm Heneghan Peng Architects. This firm ...
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We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Stood The Test of Time

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...
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2,000 years later, ancient Roman concrete still stands — and experts finally know why

The Colosseum, the Pantheon, and mile after mile of aqueducts all share some common traits: the three iconic sites were constructed with ancient Roman concrete and still stand today. By contrast, ...
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Can an ancient monastery maintain sacred calm as tourism flourishes?

St Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in Egypt, is known for its sacred peace, but is now preparing to open up ...

Met Museum's first Egypt show in over a decade brings ancient gods, goddesses to life

Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted some 3,000 years; the show, which runs into January, covers all periods and features ...
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Great expectations: The world's biggest museum dedicated to Ancient Egypt opens its doors

The long-awaited exhibition space will become the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation: Ancient ...