Pictures .. Egypt transfers 22 royal mummies to the Museum of Civilization in a solemn ceremony
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Saturday evening in Cairo a majestic procession set off to transport 22 royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in central Cairo to the National Museum of Civilization in the Fustat region, dating back to the ages of the "17, 18, 19 and 20" families, including the mummies of the kings "Ramses II, Saqnan Ra, Tuthmosis III, Seti the First, Hatshepsut, and Mert." Amon ».
The procession began its movement from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, passing in front of the obelisk of King Ramses II in Tahrir Square, which was decorated with four rams that were transported from Luxor and placed around the obelisk recently .. Then the procession left Tahrir Square and headed to Simon Bolivar Square in Garden City, then it went to the Nile Corniche to reach To Qasr Al-Aini, and from there to the wall of the course of El-Ayoun in Cairo.
The procession of royal mummies proceeds until it reaches the Nile Scale in Rawda, then to the Fustat region, to reach its last stop, the "National Museum of Egyptian Civilization."
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on his official Facebook page on social media: “I look forward with pride and pride to receive the kings and queens of Egypt after their journey from the Egyptian Museum to Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.”
About 400 local and international TV channels were keen to broadcast the ceremony of transporting the royal mummies procession from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to display them live at their permanent headquarters inside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat.
While the Egyptians were keen to follow the royal procession in their homes, they feel proud of their civilization and ancient history, praising the global organization of the event and the world's interest in Egypt.
For this purpose, 22 armored vehicles in an ancient Egyptian style were allocated to transport the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, which they had stayed in for more than a century, to the Museum of Civilization in Fustat, where each royal mummy carriage was carried, and the procession was issued by the military wheels that would be drawn by the horses, and the commander of each war wheel wore the uniform. The ancient Egyptian, in a scene befitting the greatness of ancient Egyptian history, within the framework of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directives, to complete international archaeological and cultural activities, in a manner that is consistent with the greatness and nobility of ancient Egyptian civilization, and highlights the state's ongoing efforts to develop and modernize Cairo and other ancient cities.
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