The Abu Simbel Culture Palace project whose construction begun in March 2017, is a project involving the construction of a Cultural Palace, with a plan based on bearing walls in the frame of environmental architecture from arches on a land area of 5170 meters.
Recently the project was visited by the Minister of Culture Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem to conduct an inspection on the project’s construction works in Aswan. In the presence of the head of the General Authority for Cultural Places, artist Hisham Atwa, the Minister of culture said that the cultural palaces in different parts of Egypt are a viable way to embrace young people and the modern generation, spotting and developing the skills of the creators among them, as they are the core of enlightened generations capable of positive participation in the desired advancement plans. She added that the Abu Simbel Culture Palace project is an illustration of the state’s strategic axes.
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Concerning the expansion of cultural sites and institutions that contribute to human development and society’s advancement, noting the continuation of plans towards the realization of cultural justice and the arrival of the creative product to all people of the country, and directing the need to complete the construction work of the Abu Simbel Culture Palace in respect to the timetable prepared in preparation for its joining the system of cultural work in Upper Egypt as a creative window for the people of the country, and its guests from foreign countries expressing the Egyptian’s civilization and identity.
The Abu Simbel Culture Palace features
The first level features a cultural café, a VIP lounge, a restaurant, a public library, an open theater, artists’ quarters and projection, a store for expatriate artists and a service zone. The palace manager, administration, electricity, crafted works, and children’s activities are all accessible to expatriate artists.
