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Egyptian god floats up Thames | Egyptian god floats up Thames |
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A towering golden statue of an Egyptian god has been taken up the Thames standing on the back of a cargo ship. | A towering golden statue of an Egyptian god has been taken up the Thames standing on the back of a cargo ship. |
Tower Bridge was raised to allow the 25ft (7.6m) statue of Anubis to travel to its position in Trafalgar Square. | Tower Bridge was raised to allow the 25ft (7.6m) statue of Anubis to travel to its position in Trafalgar Square. |
The installation is to mark the opening of Tutankhamun And The Golden Age Of The Pharaohs at the O2 Bubble. | |
The five-tonne statue arrived in London from the US where a three-year touring exhibition of the pharaoh's treasures has just ended. | |
The exhibition will be the first to be held at the O2 Bubble venue, and about 265,000 tickets have already been sold. | The exhibition will be the first to be held at the O2 Bubble venue, and about 265,000 tickets have already been sold. |
It will run from 15 November 2007 to 30 August 2008, and showcase more than 130 Egyptian treasures dated from 3,000 to 5,000 years ago. | It will run from 15 November 2007 to 30 August 2008, and showcase more than 130 Egyptian treasures dated from 3,000 to 5,000 years ago. |
In ancient Egypt Anubis was known as the god of the dead who would guide them in the after-life and judge their sins. | In ancient Egypt Anubis was known as the god of the dead who would guide them in the after-life and judge their sins. |
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