Egypt Tourism Arts and Museums

Egypt Tourism Arts and Museums

The Egyptians were one of the first major civilisations to codify design elements in art and architecture. Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate, is a pigment used by Egyptians for thousands of years. It is considered to be the first synthetic pigment. The wall paintings done in the service of the Pharaohs followed a rigid code of visual rules and meanings. Egyptian civilisation is renowned for its colossal pyramids, temples and monumental tombs.

Well-known examples are the Pyramid of Djoser designed by ancient architect and engineer Imhotep, the Sphinx, and the temple of Abu Simbel. Modern and contemporary Egyptian art can be as diverse as any works in the world art scene, from the vernacular architecture of Hassan Fathy and Ramses Wissa Wassef, to Mahmoud Mokhtar's sculptures, to the distinctive Coptic iconography of Isaac Fanous. The Cairo Opera House serves as the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital.

Egypt Tourism Museums

Egypt has one of the oldest civilisations in the world. It has been in contact with many other civilisations and nations and has been through so many eras, starting from prehistoric age to the modern age, passing through so many ages such as Pharonic, Roman, Greek, Islamic and many other ages. At least 60 museums may be found in Egypt.

Tutankhamun's burial mask is one of the major attractions of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo.
The three main museums in Egypt are The Egyptian Museum which has more than 120,000 items, the Egyptian National Military Museum and the 6th of October Panorama.

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), also known as the Giza Museum, is an under construction museum that will house the largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts in the world, it has been described as the world's largest archaeological museum. The museum was scheduled to open in 2015 and will be sited on 50 hectares (120 acres) of land approximately two kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Giza Necropolis and is part of a new master plan for the plateau. The Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty announced in May 2015 that the museum will be partially opened in May 2018.

Egypt Tourism Festivals

Egypt celebrates many festivals and religious carnivals, also known as mulid. They are usually associated with a particular Coptic or Sufi saint, but are often celebrated by Egyptians irrespective of creed or religion.

The ancient spring festival of Sham en Nisim (Coptic: Ϭⲱⲙ‘ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲓⲙ shom en nisim) has been celebrated by Egyptians for thousands of years, typically between the Egyptian months of Paremoude (April) and Pashons (May), following Easter Sunday.

Egypt Tourism Cuisine

Egyptian cuisine relies heavily on legume and vegetable dishes. Although food in Alexandria and the coast of Egypt tends to use a great deal of fish and other seafood, for the most part Egyptian cuisine is based on foods that grow out of the ground. Meat has been very expensive for most Egyptians throughout history, so a great number of vegetarian dishes have been developed.

Some consider kushari (a mixture of rice, lentils, and macaroni) to be the national dish. In addition, ful medames (mashed fava beans) is one of the most popular dishes. Fava bean is also used in making falafel (also known as "ta'miya"), which may have originated in Egypt and spread to other parts of the Middle East. Garlic fried with coriander is added to molokhiya, a popular green soup made from finely chopped jute leaves, sometimes with chicken or rabbit.

Egypt Tourism Overview

Egypt Capital and Largest City: Cairo
Egypt: 30°2′N 31°13′E
Egypt Official Languages: Arabic
Egypt National Language: Egyptian Arabic
Egypt Demonym(s): Egyptian
Egypt Government:
Unitary semi-presidential republic under an authoritarian regime
Egypt President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Egypt Prime Minister: Mostafa Madbouly
Egypt Legislature: Parliament
Egypt Upper House: Senate
Egypt Lower House: House of Representatives
Egypt Establishment:
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt c. 3150 BC
Fall of Memphis 343 BC
Arab Conquest 639–642
Ayyubid dynasty & Mamluk Sultanate 1171/4–1517
Muhammad Ali Dynasty Inaugurated 9 July 1805
Independence from United Kingdom 28 February 1922
Revolution Day 23 July 1952
Republic declared 18 June 1953
Current constitution 18 January 2014
Egypt Area Total: 1,010,408 km2 (390,121 sq mi) (30th)
Egypt Population:
2024 Estimate Neutral increase 107,785,000 (14th)
2017 Census Neutral increase 94,798,827
Egypt Currency: Egyptian pound (LE/E£/£E) (EGP)
Egypt Time Zone: UTC+2 (EGY)
Summer (DST) UTC+3
Egypt Driving Side: right
Egypt Calling Code: +20
Egypt ISO 3166 Code: EG
Egypt Internet TLD:
.eg
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