"The tomb of Amenhotep III has been opened to the public after undergoing 20 years of renovation with support from the Japanese government and UNESCO. The tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, ruler of ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C.E. and 1350 B.C.E., was opened on Saturday to the public in Luxor. The tomb is one of the largest in the Valley of the Kings and has been undergoing two decades of renovation work under a Japanese-led, three-phased restoration project."
"Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy unveiled the refurbished site, which dates back more than 3,000 years. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, who heads up the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the 20 years of restoration work involved "incredibly delicate work, because the tomb was suffering severe deterioration." Antiquities authorities said the site was first found in 1799 and its contents were looted, including the sarcophagus."
The tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Luxor's Valley of the Kings reopened to the public after two decades of Japanese-led, UNESCO-supported restoration. The site dates to approximately 1390–1350 B.C.E. and ranks among the largest royal tombs, featuring a 36-meter-long, 14-meter-deep downward-sloping passage with a main burial chamber and two subsidiary chambers for Queens Tiye and Sitamun. Restoration teams carried out highly delicate conservation to halt severe deterioration and to preserve wall paintings considered among the most exquisite of the Eighteenth Dynasty. The tomb was originally discovered in 1799 and suffered looting, including loss of the sarcophagus. The refurbished site is now accessible to visitors.
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