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The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities vs Nilometer
Nilometer and Egyptian Antiquities Museum are both highly recommended by professionals. Overall, Egyptian Antiquities Museum ranks slightly better than Nilometer. Egyptian Antiquities Museum scores 85 with accolades from 4 reviews including Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Fodor's
Concierge
Afar Magazine
Midan El Tahrir, Cairo 11557, Egypt
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Fodor's
"On the north end of Maydan Tahrir, this huge neoclassical building is home to the world's largest collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts."
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If you are discouraged by the Mummy Room's steep entrance fee, don't miss the assortment of mummified animals and birds
Concierge
"Filled with the golden treasures of pharaohs, and archaeological finds... crowds tend to beeline for the golden, lapis-encrusted mask of Tutankhamen."
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Don't miss the Palette of Narmer, a ceremonial tablet
Afar Magazine
"You could spend a lifetime examining the more than 120,000 items in the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, in Cairo."
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Nilometer
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
Roda Island, Cairo, Egypt
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Fodor's
"Used from pharaonic times until the completion of the Aswan Dam in the late 1950s to measure the height of the flood."
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Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"The Nilometre (Al-Miqyas in Arabic) dates from the 8C and was refitted in the 11C."
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Atlas Obscura
"An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood. "
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Frommer's
"This well was used to measure the height of the Nile through the course of its annual fluctuations."
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