Establishing the Egyptian monuments under the supervision of Rifa'a El-Tahtawi
Monday, 31 March 2008
Written by Islamstory
Rabeea-ul-Akher 3rd, 1251 AH/June 29th, 1835 AD:
Mohammed Ali Pasha- the then Egypt's ruler- issued a decree establishing the Egyptian monuments and antiquities, and nominated Yousuf Diya'a effendi to run it under the supervision of Rifa'a El-Tahtawi. The museum is currently located at Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo. It was inaugurated in November 1901 at an area of 13600 square meters and it contains the greatest monuments of ancient Egypt, including remains of Tot Ankh Amoon.
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