After 3,400 years sealed in darkness, the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (father of Akhenaten and grandfather of Tutankhamun) in the Western Valley of the Kings, Luxor has officially opened to the public for the first time in history. Inaugurated today by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy and Secretary-General Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, this marks the completion of one of Egypt’s largest-ever conservation projects, led by Waseda University (Japan), UNESCO, and Egyptian conservators. Inside KV22, you will see:
✨ A ceiling of golden stars on a midnight-blue sky
✨ Vivid wall paintings of Hathor, Osiris, Nut, and Anubis embracing the king
✨ The reassembled granite sarcophagus lid, reconstructed from 200+ fragments
✨ Over two decades of restoration work, now revealed in stunning detail This is not a replica — this is the real tomb of a Pharaoh, opened to the world.
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Special thanks to Dr. Wojciech Ejsmond for being Luxor Times’ eyes and ears on-site today.
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