The Statue of King Ramses II is seen on the way to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El GhanyCairo – 26 January 2018: The fourth transfer operation of the King Ramses II statue to the atrium of Cairo’s new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) was completed on Thursday. The transfer operation costs around LE 13.6 million.Dr. Tariq Tawfiq, the General Supervisor of the Great Egyptian Museum, said that the process of transporting the statue of Ramses II on Thursday confirms that all concerned parties worked together to complete this great edifice. Cavellia tried to move it to Italy but could not because of the weight of the statue.

Source: Egypt Today January 26, 2018 09:11 UTC