Culture Minister Farouq Hosni decided to limit the number of visitors to King Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor to 400 visitors daily as of next December in the context of the ministry's plan to protect the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
On the other hand, Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, stated that the number of visitors will be divided on two periods in the morning and the afternoon allowing 200 visitors in each.
He added that the tomb will be closed from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm daily for rest indicating that the tomb will be closed before the tourist flow as of next May for restoration; as it has not been restored since it was discovered in 1922.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
More re restrictions at tomb of Tutankhamun
Egypt State Information Service
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