Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
A stone's throw from the iconic Cheops pyramids, another famous man-made creation rises, towering over the Giza Plateau: The Grand Egyptian Museum. The construction of this ultra-modern building, of unprecedented proportions spanning 117 acres, was recently completed. With its 20 years of construction marked by pitfalls and dead ends, 5,000 daily onsite workers, and a $1 billion budget, it is the largest construction site the world has ever seen. In the 260,000 square feet dedicated to the permanent collection, the new museum houses 100,000 priceless archaeological artefacts, including numerous ones that have never been shown to the public. Through a combination of illustrated archives and 3D sequences of the building's construction, as well as explanations by the experts involved, we will delve into the heart of this pharaonic project - the greatest Egyptian works ever undertaken since the pyramids. Welcome to the biggest museum in the world!
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A stone's throw from the iconic Cheops pyramids, another famous man-made creation rises, towering over the Giza Plateau: The Grand Egyptian Museum. The construction of this ultra-modern building, of unprecedented proportions spanning 117 acres, was recently completed. With its 20 years of construction marked by pitfalls and dead ends, 5,000 daily onsite workers, and a $1 billion budget, it is the largest construction site the world has ever seen. In the 260,000 square feet dedicated to the permanent collection, the new museum houses 100,000 priceless archaeological artefacts, including numerous ones that have never been shown to the public. Through a combination of illustrated archives and 3D sequences of the building's construction, as well as explanations by the experts involved, we will delve into the heart of this pharaonic project - the greatest Egyptian works ever undertaken since the pyramids. Welcome to the biggest museum in the world!
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youtube.com/c/PerspectiveArts
Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more!
Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Sign up to History Hit to start watching now bit.ly/45CPh5u
It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now bit.ly/45CPh5u
Any queries, please contact us at:
perspective@littledotstudios.com
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