Celebrating the 6 months of the Golden Parade of the Pharaohs that took place in Cairo on 3rd of April 2021.
The world witnessed an unrivaled parade of mummies that once again marked the essence of the Pharaonic era. Twenty-two mummies, including that of King Ramses II and Queen Hatshepsut, were transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, Cairo. A milestone organized by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
This historic event was broadcast live by 400 TV channels in the presence of the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly and Khaled El-Enani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, among other Egyptian personalities and international celebrities.
Of the twenty-two mummies transported, eighteen were of kings and four of queens. Apart from the aforementioned, Ramses II and Hatshepsut, it should be noted, the mummies of King Seknen Ra, King Tuthmosis III, King Seti I, Queen Merit Amun, wife of King Amenhotep I, and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, wife of King Ahmose.
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