I was in Cario three weeks ago, April 2024… and went to visit, even though at this time the museum only offers a tour of the grand staircase for now. The building is an Architectural marvel. The building itself is a work of art… let alone the artifacts that will be housed there. When this museum fully opens…. I will fly back Cairo ( a ten hour flight)…to see this museum in its full glory .This building is a marvellous work of modern architecture and Egypt should be VERY proud. While in Cario…. check out the Civilization Museum as well…. which houses all the Royal mummies. This is a stunning museum too! Well done Egypt! I will be back ;)
Welcome to all our friends from around the world.. Welcome to Egypt, the cradle of human civilization and the castle of great history. We are waiting for you in our country at the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. We look forward to you
We are truly grateful to have you join us before the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum and so much gratitude to all of Egypt for welcoming me. Much love.
Actually, Mesopotamia is the cradle of civilization. Regardless, I want to visit this museum. I love modern architecture, but I hope the bill for air conditioning doesn’t bankrupt it!
I deeply love Egyptians, their culture, and their incredible history. I have been to Egypt countless times and hopefully many more. But this place breaks my heart. It is so disrespectful of the ancient Egyptians and their achievements, I don't even know where to begin. This whole compound is built in a totally soulless contemporary run-of-the-mill airport/train terminal design that has absolutely no connection to Egypt's glorious past other than some sporadic hieroglyphs on the wall seemingly added as an afterthought. It feels far more appropriate for Berlin or Dubai (another design disaster) and immediately gives me the impression the designers never set foot in a single ancient monument in Egypt. The structure couldn't be more pompous or arrogant. That's because in our first glimpse of the artifacts, they are absolutely dwarfed by the modern construction. These massive stone achievements are both completely diminished by the totally inappropriate ceiling height and concealed amidst all the modern details on the wall and ceiling. This structure takes all the attention away from the magnificent achievements of the ancients and puts it on ourselves. It is so self-congratulatory. A proper museum doesn't compete with the art, it showcases it. Literally removing an obelisk from its connection to the earth and hideously putting it in the air with a black cage-like box is the perfect metaphor for this place. The developers have disconnected our connection with this culture and have placed pointless garish modern construction as the new focal point. Shame on the designers, I would take these architects and throw them in the Nile! The luxury shopping was the icing on the cake. Why are they showcasing luxury European-style handbags in an ancient Egyptian museum? If you're going to sell things, where are all the local indigenous crafts that still have their ancient roots alive, and why aren't they being celebrated? The answer is obvious. This whole project is not about the past, it's about a giant penis-measuring contest to show how Egypt can totally squander a billion dollars just as well as any Western country. Someone forgot to tell the developers that Egypt doesn't need all this contemporary drivel to be grand, it already is.
A point of view that deserves consideration, but I believe that these pieces should be displayed in a wonderful and modern place, and even this building takes into account the design of the ancient engineering of the ancient Egyptians. On the contrary, I see that it is very wonderful and will add to the world a giant museum
"The british museum can't give Egypt their items back because the BM can care for the items better" you people have seen this museum right? It's fairly advanced for today's time it's MASSIVE the security from what I've heard is pretty impressive and the archive isn't going to end up being a throw away space for all the stuff they don't display it'll actually be used properly honestly if anything Egypt should take BRITAINS cultural artifacts because between the two museums Egypt can care for Britain's artifacts better than they themselves can especially now and let's not even mentioned the massive amount of thefts from the BM lately
It really is! The approach to the building (so massively wide its hard to capture) towards the unfolding entrance and the intense reveal of Ramses is unlike anything else I've visited.
It’s been six years since every three months, the opening of this museum is delayed. It becomes ridiculous… people from all over the world who love it. Egyptology needs to know several months in advance the opening date to book plane, hotel and vehicle. Thank you the Egyptian authorities.
My god bless to egypt can bulding like this musium in time the econimic state in our reigon is very diffecult 🎉 I wish to more progres to all our arbic country beacuse its one only love❤ Very splended❤❤❤❤
in terms of architectural design, the competition schematic presentation drawings/model looks much more interesting. The transparency and dynamic composition is somehow lost in the realization
@@starcapture3040 no because the museum isn't open yet ,, it Will be surprise there's not single picture about the main museum except the statues on grand staircase
Beautiful, modern museum, but the more I look at it here, the more I think its modernity doesn't blend in with the ancient, wondrous, atmosphere of the pyramids in the background.
Yea I think they are trying to position it for the next century as well as right now. The atmosphere of the pyramids behind is jaw-dropping. Can't wait to see it from the balcony!
i can see I'm in the minority. i think its hideous. do they have to make it painfully obvious that egypt is the land of pyramids? the building is made up of millions of weird triangles that are just a mess. no symmetry, just chaos. oh my, give me the old museum any day. you did a great job filming it, though. 😵💫
The rest of Cairo seems to be falling apart, but at least the Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the most incredible buildings I've ever seen. And that's before getting to what's inside of it! The architecture is mind-blowing. Even fucking Starbucks looks good!
Visited the museum in Cairo 1999. The place was amazing. The artifacts were on display and it felt as if you had taken a journey back to the time of the pharaohs. This new (Grand Billion Dollar) museum does not represent ancient Egyptian culture. Just a big bird house. ijs~
Honestly as impressive as the museum is, it will never compare to visiting the local temples. Of course seeing the detailed artifacts will help you appreciate what these temples were decorated and filled with, but you'll be best off just being in the actual sites.
As an Egyptian im a bit dissapointed.. The design is alright, but really dont like how they put the statues just randomly sitting there without anything visual to tell what it is.. the ancient Egyptians were big on drawing and explaining things visually i would have loved to see more pictures or drawings about the statues.. They are just sitting there randomly looking like the background.. Again the deisgn is fine but it looks more like a mall rather than ancient Egyptian museum...
Yes this is incredible, but UNBELIEVABLE in that the decision makers or architects have NO COMPREHENSION of how to showcase the magnificent heritage which this building is supposed to honour. Hubris, with the lack of anything but a superficial aesthetic sense of how the grandeur of Egyptian Architecture was achieved, give this site the look of a poor relative of those 'sparkling' shopping malls or airports of most oil-rich Middle Eastern country. The same goes for Al-Sisi's new capital of Cairo. Ego, hubris and blatant materialistic display reign supreme because this is the only contribution the oil-rich countries of the Middle East have been able to offer the world since this resource was discovered in their lands.
walking tour of what? walking around the entrance lobby is not a TOUR of anything .. its walking around the entrance lobby .. what next the entrance lobby of the Met
skip ONE YEAR OLD-JUST THE LOBBY****************** NO Tutankhamun EXHIBITS**********************SKIP JUST THE LOBBY****************** 1 YEAR OLD*************SKIP
Cold and modern, didnt see or feel the nod to ancient Egypt, emphasis here was on brands and product placement, statusry weere clearly robbed from ancient sites which are suffering from neglect and where they belong, felt like i was entering a giant football stadium or music arena, the opening doesn't seem imminent, the idea was to transport you to somewhere out in the desert far from civilization but you're really in Cairo and you can hear the noise honking and din of the city which means the pollution cant be too far behind..this museum will suffer from the indifference it projects outward it is a modern monstrosity..
Very sad how unpleasent that museum is . Not compareable to the historic museum . They tried to make something futuristic and melt the great art into it . But that is typical for the current time . 😞
There’s a charm to the old one for sure, though it’s extremely outdated, and more colonial than the new one is typical of the time. There are some really stunning elements of this new one; the steps that overlook the Giza Plateau, the impressive facade that is nearly a 1k long, and of course the integrated facilities for research and preservation. I’m not sure what style would be more suitable?
Attention le nouveau musée n’est pas plus grand que l’ancien. Il y a un centre commerciale à l’intérieur qui représente une très grosse partie du nouveau musée. Le bâtiment n’est que de la poudre aux yeux pour justifier 30 euros l’entrée par adulte.
I'm a little bit concerned about the multiple gaps on the floor tiles. Hastily done? With that, I'm doubting about the structural integrity and quality of the whole building. I hope my fears are unfounded.
Such a waste of time. So far 25 min of only looking at the architecture of the new museum. Very little, if any, time given to artifacts and displays. I’m very disappointed.
There are no artifacts on display Kathleen (and any that can be seen are NOT allowed to be recorded by order of The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities along with the President of Egypt himself). This is a tour of the architecture (do your research next time before you comment. Now you have wasted my time.
I prefer the original museum in Cairo. This place has no soul..or vibe...very cold and stark. I don't see myself ever visiting this museum. ...but I also did not go to the pyramids of Giza on my last visit there.
I visited Egypt in 2019 and this museum was still under construction. Now I need to go back to visit this wonder
Breathing heavily intensifying!!!!!!!!!!! this place looks better than Disneyland! Love ancient Egypt 🇪🇬 ever since I was a kid! Did a 🚢 best trip
Cannot wait till the museum opens 100%
I wanna go to egypt right now !!!!
It was really exciting to test out the space.
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You're welcome anytime❤
Welcome to Egypt ❤
Make that 2
I was in Cario three weeks ago, April 2024… and went to visit, even though at this time the museum only offers a tour of the grand staircase for now. The building is an Architectural marvel. The building itself is a work of art… let alone the artifacts that will be housed there. When this museum fully opens…. I will fly back Cairo ( a ten hour flight)…to see this museum in its full glory .This building is a marvellous work of modern architecture and Egypt should be VERY proud. While in Cario…. check out the Civilization Museum as well…. which houses all the Royal mummies. This is a stunning museum too! Well done Egypt! I will be back ;)
Welcome to all our friends from around the world.. Welcome to Egypt, the cradle of human civilization and the castle of great history. We are waiting for you in our country at the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
We look forward to you
We are truly grateful to have you join us before the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum and so much gratitude to all of Egypt for welcoming me. Much love.
She gorgeous! Is wrong that looks beautiful Because this one is
Actually, Mesopotamia is the cradle of civilization. Regardless, I want to visit this museum. I love modern architecture, but I hope the bill for air conditioning doesn’t bankrupt it!
and it's not even open yet can't wait to see the opening😍😍😍😍
I cannot wait to see the pyramids from the lookout.
It's absolutely incredible! Can't wait to visit.
أهلا وسهلا بك في اي وقت ❤
14:17. Perfectly cut stone statue from fucking Granite... it weights over 2000 tons 😮. Must of been put here by... 👽.... 🤔😬.....
Insanely beautiful
You too ❤
I deeply love Egyptians, their culture, and their incredible history. I have been to Egypt countless times and hopefully many more. But this place breaks my heart. It is so disrespectful of the ancient Egyptians and their achievements, I don't even know where to begin.
This whole compound is built in a totally soulless contemporary run-of-the-mill airport/train terminal design that has absolutely no connection to Egypt's glorious past other than some sporadic hieroglyphs on the wall seemingly added as an afterthought. It feels far more appropriate for Berlin or Dubai (another design disaster) and immediately gives me the impression the designers never set foot in a single ancient monument in Egypt.
The structure couldn't be more pompous or arrogant. That's because in our first glimpse of the artifacts, they are absolutely dwarfed by the modern construction. These massive stone achievements are both completely diminished by the totally inappropriate ceiling height and concealed amidst all the modern details on the wall and ceiling. This structure takes all the attention away from the magnificent achievements of the ancients and puts it on ourselves. It is so self-congratulatory. A proper museum doesn't compete with the art, it showcases it.
Literally removing an obelisk from its connection to the earth and hideously putting it in the air with a black cage-like box is the perfect metaphor for this place. The developers have disconnected our connection with this culture and have placed pointless garish modern construction as the new focal point. Shame on the designers, I would take these architects and throw them in the Nile!
The luxury shopping was the icing on the cake. Why are they showcasing luxury European-style handbags in an ancient Egyptian museum? If you're going to sell things, where are all the local indigenous crafts that still have their ancient roots alive, and why aren't they being celebrated?
The answer is obvious. This whole project is not about the past, it's about a giant penis-measuring contest to show how Egypt can totally squander a billion dollars just as well as any Western country. Someone forgot to tell the developers that Egypt doesn't need all this contemporary drivel to be grand, it already is.
You my dude have said it all. I agree with everything 👍 This is a disrespectful design!
A point of view that deserves consideration, but I believe that these pieces should be displayed in a wonderful and modern place, and even this building takes into account the design of the ancient engineering of the ancient Egyptians. On the contrary, I see that it is very wonderful and will add to the world a giant museum
I too am disappointed with the design of this building. Reminds me of early 1980’s post modern Epcot.
The architecture makes you feel like you are walking into a cathedral, or a totally new experience.
Immense looking building
I am Egyptian and I cannot wait for this beautiful museum to open❤❤
Incredible museum.
So epic
Wow.. amazing historical museum
Probably this is one of the best Video ever I've watched. Well done. Congratulations 👏👏👏
Wow, thank you! I quite honestly loved getting the opportunity to record and share this before its official opening.
monumental ... wow ... architecture form another planet or universe..
The Pharoahs would have approved
7:58. 😮 It’s over 50,000 years old and we have no idea how it got here 😮😮... 👽.
The obelisk or the archway?
So excited to one day visit!
12:45. 😮 Unknown writing for a bye gone civilization 😮😮. We may never understand what it says or who put it here 😮😮😮......
really looking forward for this one , GEM
Same here!!!
Une merveille architecturale, qui ne se visitera pas en une seule journée après son ouverture tant attendue. Merci beaucoup d'avoir partagé ce film ❣️
"The british museum can't give Egypt their items back because the BM can care for the items better" you people have seen this museum right? It's fairly advanced for today's time it's MASSIVE the security from what I've heard is pretty impressive and the archive isn't going to end up being a throw away space for all the stuff they don't display it'll actually be used properly honestly if anything Egypt should take BRITAINS cultural artifacts because between the two museums Egypt can care for Britain's artifacts better than they themselves can especially now and let's not even mentioned the massive amount of thefts from the BM lately
the palm court is lovely; I did visit the 'old' museum 30 years ago, so I do hope to return soon!
the SOUNDTRACK alone is 10 STARS!!!!! ;D
Thank you . The entrance is insane. ive put this on my bucket list.
It really is! The approach to the building (so massively wide its hard to capture) towards the unfolding entrance and the intense reveal of Ramses is unlike anything else I've visited.
There will be very big opening soon ❤
Welcome to Grand Egyptian Museum.
Thank you !
I must visit Cairo once again !
Wow ..must be visited aas egyption life out side now..wouderfulll work 🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪✌️✌️✌️
Wow that view at 41:06 !!!!
It's so perfect that the Greatest civilization that mankind Ever whitness have the biggest museum in the world
Hopefully it'll be great when it's fully open.
Amazing!
This place looks amazing.
It truly is
Yes - well done on the content. @@4KWorldWandering
its only a tour of the lobby - which is beautiful - was hoping to see more...
So was I ;)
It’s been six years since every three months, the opening of this museum is delayed. It becomes ridiculous… people from all over the world who love it. Egyptology needs to know several months in advance the opening date to book plane, hotel and vehicle. Thank you the Egyptian authorities.
Originally, a tourist walkway will be made from the museum to the pyramids area, but this is the end of the opening
I hope to visit this real GEM ❤❤❤
wow magical spirits everywhere
Woooooooow just woooow
My god bless to egypt can bulding like this musium in time the econimic state in our reigon is very diffecult 🎉
I wish to more progres to all our arbic country beacuse its one only love❤
Very splended❤❤❤❤
Wow ❤
amazing architecture, a bit the modern Louvre pyramid from the late architect Ieoh Ming Pei I think
This work much better as an airport rather than Museum
haha That's interesting (and not wrong). Would be an epic airport.
in terms of architectural design, the competition schematic presentation drawings/model looks much more interesting. The transparency and dynamic composition is somehow lost in the realization
There's four big halls will contain thousands of artifacts and these halls will have different designs than the entrance and commercial area
@@KemetEG is there video about them?
@@starcapture3040 no because the museum isn't open yet ,, it Will be surprise there's not single picture about the main museum except the statues on grand staircase
Beautiful airport!
I hope someday i can visit GEM.
Hello my friend
that was perfect
have a nice day
Beautiful, modern museum, but the more I look at it here, the more I think its modernity doesn't blend in with the ancient, wondrous, atmosphere of the pyramids in the background.
Yea I think they are trying to position it for the next century as well as right now. The atmosphere of the pyramids behind is jaw-dropping. Can't wait to see it from the balcony!
Cool
i can see I'm in the minority. i think its hideous. do they have to make it painfully obvious that egypt is the land of pyramids? the building is made up of millions of weird triangles that are just a mess. no symmetry, just chaos. oh my, give me the old museum any day. you did a great job filming it, though. 😵💫
The rest of Cairo seems to be falling apart, but at least the Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the most incredible buildings I've ever seen.
And that's before getting to what's inside of it! The architecture is mind-blowing. Even fucking Starbucks looks good!
Awesome!!
its more a modern middle eastern airport lounge alike!
Wow that is amazing. I wonder how many swiffers they go through trying to dust the place
hahahaha especially with the sand always blowing in.
nice. glorification of the gods.
It is as magnificent, as the pyramids themselves.
A Starbucks.. great Tutankhamun!!!
شكرا قوي قوي قوي
I thought Egypt new museum still is not opening 🤔
This was a special behind the scenes Sneak Peak ticket before the opening.
Full credit on building the pyramids. So when is this museum finally going to open the exhibits? Is it taking longer than building pyramids???
hahahahaha it is right
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺☹So I want to go museum right now
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About 40 minutes too long. Repetitive ad nauseam.
Visited the museum in Cairo 1999. The place was amazing. The artifacts were on display and it felt as if you had taken a journey back to the time of the pharaohs. This new (Grand Billion Dollar) museum does not represent ancient Egyptian culture. Just a big bird house. ijs~
I think its nice that they are designing something that isn't colonial though. The old one was built by the British and looks so Western.
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No
It's vert very big
Is it worth visit egypt without grand egyptian museum? Because i want to go there in August, but the museum is still not open yet!
Honestly as impressive as the museum is, it will never compare to visiting the local temples.
Of course seeing the detailed artifacts will help you appreciate what these temples were decorated and filled with, but you'll be best off just being in the actual sites.
@@4KWorldWandering thank you so much
As an Egyptian im a bit dissapointed.. The design is alright, but really dont like how they put the statues just randomly sitting there without anything visual to tell what it is.. the ancient Egyptians were big on drawing and explaining things visually i would have loved to see more pictures or drawings about the statues.. They are just sitting there randomly looking like the background.. Again the deisgn is fine but it looks more like a mall rather than ancient Egyptian museum...
So the museum is a mall now?
Yes this is incredible, but UNBELIEVABLE in that the decision makers or architects have NO COMPREHENSION of how to showcase the magnificent heritage which this building is supposed to honour. Hubris, with the lack of anything but a superficial aesthetic sense of how the grandeur of Egyptian Architecture was achieved, give this site the look of a poor relative of those 'sparkling' shopping malls or airports of most oil-rich Middle Eastern country. The same goes for Al-Sisi's new capital of Cairo. Ego, hubris and blatant materialistic display reign supreme because this is the only contribution the oil-rich countries of the Middle East have been able to offer the world since this resource was discovered in their lands.
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Hey, can i take ur permission to put photos of that video on wekiedia?
Is there any exhibits?
They are slowly opening them but there is a lot of mystery about them still.
You think the Vatican donated any artifacts to the museum?
haha I doubt it -- however lets see if they show up for the opening. Very important day in history coming up.
Thank you for the video. If you were to predict when the museum would open what would you say?
The minister of tourism said probably at the end of the year
Bless your cotton sox for posting your walk around, but this is not a virtual tour by any means.
Was interesting, but a bit misleading ..❤
is it fully open now?
very soon
The Egyptians found a bunch of stonework created thousands of years before and graffiti’d it up.
I hate to say this but what kind of museum is this that has hardly any artifacts on display in it?
ايه دا : مفيش ولا واحد ( عربوبى )
ياراجل!!!
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Looks like Stargate film
Will tourists actually visit while the region is at WAR …. The needs to end before I would even consider a trip to Egypt!!
この博物館が3,000年保つだろうか？🤔
Oui ça risque d'être bien,mais pour l'instant rien de spécial
walking tour of what? walking around the entrance lobby is not a TOUR of anything .. its walking around the entrance lobby .. what next the entrance lobby of the Met
skip ONE YEAR OLD-JUST THE LOBBY****************** NO Tutankhamun EXHIBITS**********************SKIP JUST THE LOBBY****************** 1 YEAR OLD*************SKIP
Cold and modern, didnt see or feel the nod to ancient Egypt, emphasis here was on brands and product placement, statusry weere clearly robbed from ancient sites which are suffering from neglect and where they belong, felt like i was entering a giant football stadium or music arena, the opening doesn't seem imminent, the idea was to transport you to somewhere out in the desert far from civilization but you're really in Cairo and you can hear the noise honking and din of the city which means the pollution cant be too far behind..this museum will suffer from the indifference it projects outward it is a modern monstrosity..
It was supposed to be a museum, not a shopping center. This looks like a tourist trap.
Very sad how unpleasent that museum is . Not compareable to the historic museum . They tried to make something futuristic and melt the great art into it . But that is typical for the current time . 😞
There’s a charm to the old one for sure, though it’s extremely outdated, and more colonial than the new one is typical of the time.
There are some really stunning elements of this new one; the steps that overlook the Giza Plateau, the impressive facade that is nearly a 1k long, and of course the integrated facilities for research and preservation. I’m not sure what style would be more suitable?
Attention le nouveau musée n’est pas plus grand que l’ancien. Il y a un centre commerciale à l’intérieur qui représente une très grosse partie du nouveau musée. Le bâtiment n’est que de la poudre aux yeux pour justifier 30 euros l’entrée par adulte.
it will house 100k pieces
and there is a restoration center and warehouse in this museum
What a liar!!!
this is only the entrance and lobby 😂
the halls not opened yet
what we see is only 20%
hope u understand
I'm a little bit concerned about the multiple gaps on the floor tiles. Hastily done? With that, I'm doubting about the structural integrity and quality of the whole building. I hope my fears are unfounded.
It pretty, but I think the British museum has most of their art unfortunately
Fantastic of course...but the old/original museum in Cairo....is just much more exciting and mysterious.
Очередной) диснейленд
lol
Such a waste of time. So far 25 min of only looking at the architecture of the new museum. Very little, if any, time given to artifacts and displays. I’m very disappointed.
There are no artifacts on display Kathleen (and any that can be seen are NOT allowed to be recorded by order of The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities along with the President of Egypt himself).
This is a tour of the architecture (do your research next time before you comment. Now you have wasted my time.
Is this real? It's crystal clear. Looks fake.
Then why ask?
Nice archictecture...right colors....i will put full sand on the floor....i hope that this building will not turn in the Shopping Mall in the future
I prefer the original museum in Cairo.
This place has no soul..or vibe...very cold and stark.
I don't see myself ever visiting this museum.
...but I also did not go to the pyramids of Giza on my last visit there.
GUITAR 🎸 STRING WAS THE ARAB CARS
Boring