The Grand Egyptian Museum sits at the edge of the first desert plateau between Cairo and its pyramids. Stacked up to construct a new 'edge' to the plateau - though without extending above it - the museum's outer wall is a veil of translucent stone, punctured with geometric patterns, which transform from day to night. The building's structure is informed by a set of visual axes from the site to the three pyramids, as well as by a sense of anticipation and revelation. The entrance through the wall leads to a shaded courtyard where visitors can choose to ascend the grand staircase to the top floor, where the pyramids are revealed in a panoramic vista.
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