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Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum

The GEM will be the statue's final home after several relocations since its discovery in 1820 near a temple in ancient Memphis, south of Cairo. (PHOTO: Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

An 11-metre granite statue of Ramses the Great greets visitors in the vast entrance atrium. (PHOTO: Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

The state-of-the-art complex - dubbed the "fourth pyramid" of the Giza Plateau - houses around 100,000 artefacts from the 30 dynasties of ancient Egypt's pharaohs. (PHOTO: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/REUTERS)

Archaeologist Dr. Medhat Abdallah works with his microscope at a wooden sarcophagus in the Wood Laboratory of the conservation centre of Grand Egyptian Museum (PHOTO: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/REUTERS)

Massive statues and historic artefacts from the country's ancient civilisation will be on display across the 24,000 square metres of permanent exhibition space. (PHOTO: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/REUTERS)

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza, just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for a lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.

An imitation of the nearby pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the museum's triangular glass structure was designed by the Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects. (PHOTO: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/REUTERS)

An Egyptian tourist guide talks and explains the history of exhibits at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), scheduled to officially open on November 1, 2025 (PHOTO: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/REUTERS)

Source: AFP / REUTERS

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