Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Culture Minister unveils new building for Egypt's historical, rare documents

Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has unveiled plans to construct a new building to display Egypt's historical documents and papers.

Hosni said the building will cost LE30 million donated by Sheikh Al-Qasimi, the ruler of the United Arab Emirates of Al-Sharjah.

The new building will be constructed on 5,000 square metres in Old Cairo's district of Al-Fostat.

Hosni has set up a special committee of architects to design the new building.

The experts have visited a number of similar institutions, chiefly in Paris and Spain.

The new building will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology to ensure its safety.

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