Korea Heritage Service sets up temporary shelter to restore Egypt's Ramesseum temple gate

The Korea Heritage Service and the Korea National University of Heritage completed a temporary protective shelter over the Ramesseum temple’s pylon gate in Luxor, Egypt, marking a milestone in a Korean-led restoration project. The shelter will protect the site while dismantling and restoration work continue. The project is being carried out with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities and aims to conserve the pylon through 2027.

The shelter measures 42 meters by 26 meters, with a floor area of 1,092 square meters and columns 21 meters tall.

KHS and KNUH have worked with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities since 2023 on a five-year project to dismantle and restore the temple’s pylon.

Researchers identified a cartouche bearing Ramesses II’s name and a previously unrecorded place name during excavation and survey work.

About 100 people attended the ceremony, including officials from KHS, KNUH, the SCA and the Korean Embassy in Egypt.

KHS said it is the first large-scale temporary shelter of its kind built for a heritage restoration project in Egypt.

Published Sep 4, 2026 1:24 pm KST

A temporary protective shelter is built over the Ramesseum temple's pylon gate in Luxor, Egypt. Yonhap

The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) and its affiliate, the Korea National University of Heritage (KNUH), held a completion ceremony Wednesday for a temporary protective shelter built over the Ramesseum temple's pylon gate in Luxor, Egypt, marking a milestone in a Korean-led restoration project.

The Ramesseum is the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, who ruled Egypt's 19th dynasty from roughly 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C., and forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis." Years of weathering, sharp temperature swings and earthquake risk have long threatened the structure's stability.

KHS and KNUH have worked with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), led by Secretary-General Hisham El-Leithy, since 2023 on a five-year project to dismantle and restore the temple's pylon, or monumental gateway. During excavation and survey work, researchers identified a cartouche — an oval hieroglyphic frame enclosing a pharaoh's name — bearing Ramesses II's name, along with a previously unrecorded place name that could help confirm the extent of his kingdom's territory.

The newly completed shelter, measuring 42 meters by 26 meters with a floor area of 1,092 square meters and columns 21 meters tall, will protect the site from the elements while housing a crane for the dismantling and restoration work.

KHS said it is the first large-scale temporary shelter of its kind built for a heritage restoration project in Egypt, applying Korean conservation techniques and experience.

About 100 people attended the ceremony, including officials from KHS, KNUH, the SCA and the Korean Embassy in Egypt. KHS officials also met separately with El-Leithy to discuss expanding heritage cooperation between the two countries.

Egypt's Nubian monument rescue campaign in the 1950s and 60s helped inspire the creation of the World Heritage Convention. Korea, which hosted the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's 48th session in Busan in July for the first time, adopted a declaration there emphasizing international collaboration in heritage protection.

KHS and KNUH plan to continue dismantling and documenting the pylon and conserving its stonework through 2027.

This article was published with the assistance of generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.

韩国文化遗产厅和韩国国立文化遗产大学在埃及卢克索的拉美西斯神庙塔门上方搭建了一个临时保护罩，这标志着由韩国主导的修复项目取得了里程碑式的进展。该保护罩将在拆卸和修复工作进行期间保护遗址。该项目与埃及最高文物委员会合作开展，旨在保护塔门直至2027年。

该避难所长 42 米，宽 26 米，占地面积 1092 平方米，立柱高 21 米。

自 2023 年以来，KHS 和 KNUH 一直与埃及最高文物委员会合作，开展为期五年的项目，拆除和修复神庙的塔门。

研究人员在挖掘和勘测工作中发现了一个刻有拉美西斯二世名字和先前未记录地名的椭圆形饰框。

约有 100 人参加了仪式，其中包括韩国历史学会、韩国国立大学医院、韩国最高行政院和韩国驻埃及大使馆的官员。

KHS表示，这是埃及首个为文物修复项目建造的大型临时住所。

发布于2026年9月4日下午1:24（韩国标准时间）

在埃及卢克索，拉美西斯神庙的塔门上方搭建了一个临时防护罩。（韩联社）

韩国文化遗产服务处（KHS）及其附属机构韩国国立文化遗产大学（KNUH）于周三举行了在埃及卢克索拉美西斯神庙塔门上建造的临时保护罩的竣工仪式，这标志着由韩国主导的修复项目取得了里程碑式的进展。

拉美西斯神庙是法老拉美西斯二世的陵庙，他统治埃及第十九王朝，时间大约从公元前1279年到公元前1213年。神庙是联合国教科文组织世界遗产“古底比斯及其墓地”的一部分。多年的风化、剧烈的温度变化和地震风险长期以来一直威胁着这座建筑的稳定性。

自2023年以来，KHS和KNUH一直与埃及最高文物委员会（SCA）合作，在秘书长希沙姆·埃尔-莱西（Hisham El-Leithy）的领导下，开展一项为期五年的项目，旨在拆除并修复这座神庙的塔门（或称宏伟的入口）。在挖掘和勘测工作中，研究人员发现了一个椭圆形象形文字框（内含法老名字的椭圆形饰框），上面刻有拉美西斯二世的名字，以及一个此前未被记录的地名，这可能有助于确定其王国的疆域范围。

新建成的掩体长 42 米，宽 26 米，占地面积 1092 平方米，立柱高 21 米，将保护工地免受风雨侵蚀，同时容纳起重机进行拆卸和修复工作。

韩国文物保护协会表示，这是埃及首个为文物修复项目建造的大型临时庇护所，运用了韩国的保护技术和经验。

约100人出席了仪式，其中包括韩国文物遗产协会（KHS）、韩国国立大学医院（KNUH）、埃及最高文物保护协会（SCA）以及韩国驻埃及大使馆的官员。韩国文物遗产协会官员还与埃尔-莱西单独会面，讨论扩大两国文化遗产合作事宜。

埃及在20世纪50年代和60年代开展的努比亚古迹抢救运动，为《世界遗产公约》的制定提供了灵感。韩国于7月在釜山首次主办了联合国教科文组织世界遗产委员会第48届会议，并在会上通过了一项宣言，强调在遗产保护方面开展国际合作。

KHS 和 KNUH 计划继续拆除和记录该电塔，并保护其石砌结构，直至 2027 年。

本文由生成式人工智能协助发布，并由《韩国时报》编辑。