Pavilion Designed as an
Artifact of Modern Time
The Egyptian Pavilion at Global Village, the region’s leading Cultural, Shopping and
Entertainment family outdoor destination, was officially opened on Friday, 18
January, under the auspices of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, the
Egyptian Minister of Monuments, in the presence of H.E. Tamir Mansour, the Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Sharief Al Bedaiwi, the Egyptian
Consul-General in Dubai, Mr. Ibrahim Jaber, the organizer of the Egyptian
pavilion, and Mr. Walid Al Maghrabi, representing Global
Village management, as well as a large number of VIPs and
invitees.
The
reception was held as men dressed in the pharaoh’s costumes standing in a row to
welcome guests to the pavilion. After the tour, the guests headed to World
Culture Stage to attend the concert of the popular Egyptian singer Hakim in
celebration of the opening. Crowds gathered to cheer and enjoy Hakim’s hit
songs from the old and new albums.
“We
encourage tourism between the two countries and hope for a better tourism
season in Egypt this year. We are pleased to attend the official opening of the
Egyptian Pavilion at Global Village as it represents an expressive model of the
Egyptian Civilization which goes back to thousands of year. No doubt, the
pavilion will prompt visitors to come for tourism and visit all the historic
places. Foremost, Global Village resembles a unique concept of bringing the
whole world under one roof, whereby people can visit pavilions to know about a
country’s civilization before visiting that country”, said, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim, the
Egyptian Minister of Monuments.
From
outside, the pavilion is a replica of a temple with the pharaoh’s drawings and hieroglyphics.
Inside the pavilion, the scene changes to old town Cairo of Tahrir Square and
Khan Al Khalili. Benchmarking the pavilion, are: the Museum of the Pharaohs,
children’s puppet stage and the Pharaoh’s photo studio.
The
museum was designed like the ancient Philae temple and contains 52 replicas of artifacts
brought from the last exhibition which was held in Germany. Additionally,
replicas of two mummies, Tout Engh Amon, Nifertiti and Ramses the second are
all showcased in the museum.
More
than 100 exhibitors are showcasing handcrafts, carved copper, antiquities,
cotton clothes and Egyptian traditional dresses (Jalabiyia) and national
costumes. A bazaar of home furniture with Egyptian-Ottoman designs and
chandeliers are on display, to give the insights of Egyptian products.
On
the sides of the pavilion are restaurants serving Egyptian traditional food,
from Koshary, Mishilatit, to special grills in addition to serving sugar cane
juice and the popular liquorish drink.
The
puppet show is on almost every evening, in addition to the folk dance of
Tanoura presented on the pavilion stage.
More
than 5 thousand years of history are reflected in Egypt’s pavilion shedding the
light on how the social and cultural diversity has evolved over the years.
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