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Photos relating to the City itself and River Nile activities. The Museum and Giza Pyramids are in separate galleries.
Cairo Egyptian Museum EG072607jhp Egyptian Museum entrance Cairo trees palms seats design style Mariette founder is the prime antiquities collection in Cairo and of ancient Egypt in the world. These photos were taken through the roadside railings as cameras were banned then and that probably applies today as well. Unlike the British Museum in London where photography is allowed and even flash can be used, the Egyptian Museum and many others throughout the country have a total ban on photography and the reason being probably more to do with managing the huge crowds than one would hope is not to do with selfishness or the usual damaged caused by flash syndrome, a total red herring if ever there was one. Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian, Museum, Mariette, Maspero, upright, collection, huge, comprehensive, discovery, excavations, ancient, antiquity, antiquities, archaeology, architecture, iconic, exhibits, pond, feature, entrance, sphinx, seats, photography, ban, no cameras, flagpoles, capital, city
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Cairo City
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Cairo Egyptian Museum EG072607jhp
Upload Date: 2007-10-26 11:56:28
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Egyptian Museum entrance Cairo trees palms seats design style Mariette

founder is the prime antiquities collection in Cairo and of ancient Egypt in the world. These photos were taken through the roadside railings as cameras were banned then and that probably applies today as well. Unlike the British Museum in London where photography is allowed and even flash can be used, the Egyptian Museum and many others throughout the country have a total ban on photography and the reason being probably more to do with managing the huge crowds than one would hope is not to do with selfishness or the usual damaged caused by flash syndrome, a total red herring if ever there was one.
Keywords: Egypt, Cairo, Egyptian, Museum, Mariette, Maspero, upright, collection, huge, comprehensive, discovery, excavations, ancient, antiquity, antiquities, archaeology, architecture, iconic, exhibits, pond, feature, entrance, sphinx, seats, photography, ban, no cameras, flagpoles, capital, city