Cairo debuts revamped Tahrir Square
Tahrir Square has reopened after major renovations, but not everyone's a fan.
CAIRO — The Egyptian government has reopened Tahrir Square, the main gathering point for demonstrators during the 2011 revolution against the late autocrat Hosni Mubarak, following months of construction.
The square was ceremonially reopened during the April 3 parade of nearly two dozen ancient royal mummies.
The 22 mummified royals, some over 3,000 years old, were carried on decorated carriages from the Egyptian Museum on the square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in southern Cairo.
The museum cost the Egyptian government around $130 million to build.
