We do not realize, but on many occasions the mass visits to living documents of history end up being destroyed.In the case of the Cave of Altamira, for example, the authorities finally decided to close the cave and make an exact replica.Very recently the same has been done with the tomb of Tutankhamun, only in this case you decide whether to visit the original or the replica because both will be open...
A replica of the Tomb of Tutankhamun for all
We can all enjoy the tomb of Tutankhamun without fear of deterioration, thanks to an initiative of the Madrid Foundation Factum Arte, together with the Swiss Foundation The friends of the Royal Tombs of Egypt , inaugurated on April 30, 2014 .
Thus it will prevent the tomb from deteriorating even more due to the influx of visitors.And the tomb of Tutankhamun was deteriorating by r humidity and heat as a result of so many daily visits.
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According to the director of Factum Arte, the atmosphere first thing in the morning It was dry and pleasant, but at the end of the day, after 3,000 visitors, the air was hot and humid and that spoiled the grave greatly.The replica that is near the Valley of the Kings and is identical to the original.The best? You can receive up to 30 people per visit .
And, as Adam Lowe tells us, project manager:
"We want to make tourists think.The original tomb is open and there is no official plan to close it but it is in very precarious conditions .It was perfectly preserved for three millennia and has deteriorated since its discovery 90 years ago.It was not created to be visited.»
That is, we are the ones who must finally decide if we contribute to the preservation of the tomb or prefer to go through the original even if we are deteriorating it with our visit.
An exact replica
The replica thanks to a complete scan of the original tomb has the same exact elements! It has everything you could see in the authentic:
- The Corridor that gives access to the grave
- The Antechamber , the funeral chamber and the treasure chamber
- The walls , as they were found, that were digitized in 2009 by the technical team
- It has also recovered a piece of wall with the frescoes, which was knocked down by Carter to enter the treasure chamber.If I destroy it, how have they recovered it? It has been rebuilt thanks to some black and white photographs that Harry Burton did before destroying it.

- The lighting system used in the original tomb
Also, inside you can find a small museum that shows visitors the reasons for the current appearance of the tomb and the difficulty of preserving something that was conceived to that will last for eternity.
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