A red-granite colossus of Ramses II, the 13th-century BC “king of kings”, rises three storeys from a triangular pool in the atrium of the new Grand Egyptian Museum, just west of Cairo. This Grand Hall, open at both ends to obviate the need for air-conditioning, has a 21st-century sophistication more readily associated with “starchitect” museums in the Gulf. Its triangular portals, framed by hieroglyphics in the translucent alabaster facade, glow gold at sunset.
一座红色花岗岩雕刻的拉美西斯二世(Ramses II)巨像,这位公元前13世纪的“万王之王”,在开罗以西新建的大埃及博物馆(Grand Egyptian Museum, GEM)中庭的三角形水池中高耸三层楼。这个大堂两端敞开,无需空调,展现出21世纪的现代感,更让人联想到海湾地区的“明星建筑师”博物馆。三角形入口由半透明雪花石膏立面上的象形文字勾勒,夕阳下泛着金色光辉。