Hatshepsut red gallery to open in Luxor

The Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni will participate in the celebrations marking the opening of the Red Gallery of Queen Hatshepsut at Karnak Temple in Luxor.

Gaballah Ali Gaballah, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said the project involved the assembly of 300 archaeological pieces of stones.

The project took five years with a total cost of L.E. 10 million, said Gaballah.

Sabri Abdel-Aziz, Director of Upper Egypt Antiquities, said the Red Galleryy is one of the first galleries in the holy boat of God Amun.