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A monumental ascent lined with royal statues and sphinxes, rising to a vast window that frames the Pyramids of Giza themselves.صعودٌ مهيب تحفّه التماثيل الملكية وتماثيل أبي الهول، يرتقي إلى نافذةٍ هائلة تؤطّر أهرامات الجيزة نفسها.
Rising from the Grand Hall, the Grand Staircase is one of the museum's most theatrical spaces — a monumental, six-storey ascent lined with dozens of towering statues of pharaohs, gods, and sphinxes. As you climb, you move symbolically through the ages of ancient Egypt, surrounded by masterpieces in stone. And at the very top waits the most breathtaking reward of all: a colossal window that frames the Pyramids of Giza on the horizon.
يرتفع الدرج العظيم من البهو الكبير ليكون واحدًا من أكثر مساحات المتحف مسرحيةً — صعودٌ مهيب من ستّ طبقات تحفّه عشراتُ التماثيل الشامخة للفراعنة والآلهة وأبي الهول. وبينما تصعد، تنتقل رمزيًّا عبر عصور مصر القديمة محاطًا بروائعَ من الحجر. وفي القمّة تنتظرك المكافأة الأبهى: نافذةٌ عملاقة تؤطّر أهرامات الجيزة في الأفق.
A Procession of Kings · موكبٌ من الملوك
Masterpieces arranged along the ascent.روائعُ مصطفّة على طول الصعود.
The staircase is effectively a gallery in its own right, lined with around six dozen monumental works — colossal statues of kings, deities, sphinxes, sarcophagi, and architectural fragments. They are arranged so that, as visitors ascend, they pass through grand themes of ancient Egyptian life: kingship, the gods, and the journey to the afterlife. Many of these pieces are masterpieces in their own right, and seeing them rise around you as you climb gives an overwhelming sense of the civilisation's scale and ambition.
The Climb · الصعود
A journey woven into the architecture.رحلةٌ منسوجة في العمارة.
The ascent rises through roughly six levels, connecting the entrance hall below to the main galleries above. The climb is part of the experience by design — a slow, dramatic build-up that mirrors a procession through history. For those who prefer, escalators run alongside, but most visitors take the steps to savour the statues at eye level. The architecture itself, all light and clean stone, keeps the focus on the ancient treasures that flank the way.
Pyramids at the Top · الأهرامات في القمّة
A window onto Giza itself.نافذةٌ تطلّ على الجيزة نفسها.
The climax comes at the summit. There, a vast glass window frames the Pyramids of Giza in the distance, deliberately aligned so that the ancient wonders form the perfect backdrop to the modern museum. After ascending past statues of Egypt's greatest kings, visitors arrive to find those kings' actual monuments — the pyramids themselves — shimmering on the horizon. It is one of the most photographed and moving moments in the entire museum.
Quick Facts · حقائق سريعة
Sources include the Grand Egyptian Museum and Egyptian travel guides. Some details are approximate.