Helwan wax museum, Helwan

Name: Helwan wax museum
Address: Helwan, Egypt

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The Helwan Wax Museum is a small public museum located in the suburb of Helwan, in Cairo, Egypt, close to the Ain Helwan Metro station. It houses 116 statues and 26 scenes. ()

Local name: متحف الشمعCoordinates: 29°51'37"N, 31°19'33"E

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Helwan wax museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sphinx of Memphis, Badrashin, Dahshur, Helwan Cemetery.

4.3 miW
Monuments and statues
Sphinx of Memphis
110 min walk • The Sphinx of Memphis, Egypt, stands as an enduring sentinel from the ancient world, a historical landmark steeped in mystery and grandeur. Carved from a single block of alabaster, this colossal statue represents a reclining lion with a human head, thought to be that...
3 miW
Area
Badrashin, Helwan
78 min walk • Badrashin is a city in Giza Governorate, Egypt.
6.9 miSW
, Archaeological site
Dahshur
177 min walk • Dahshur is a royal necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo. It is known chiefly for several pyramids, two of which are among the oldest, largest and best preserved in Egypt, built from 2613 to 2589 BC.
0.8 miSE
Archaeological site
Helwan Cemetery, Helwan
22 min walk • At Helwan south of modern Cairo was excavated a large ancient Egyptian cemetery with more than 10.000 burials. The cemetery was in use from the Naqada Period around 3200 BC to the Fourth Dynasty and again at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom and then up to the Roman Period and beyond.
2.3 miNE
Area
15th of May, Helwan
58 min walk • 15th of May City is a city of eastern Helwan, Egypt, and is part of Greater Cairo. It was established in 1978, and is located south of the Nile Delta and east of central Helwan City. It was constructed to solve the problem of insufficient accommodation.
5.3 miNW
City, Area
El Hawamdeya, Cairo
136 min walk • El Hawamdeya is a city in the Giza Governorate of Egypt. Successive census results indicate a considerable steady rise in its population - 73,298 in 1986, 91,732 in 1996, 109,468 in and 113,128 in 2008.
0.8 miNW
Universities and schools
Helwan University, Helwan
20 min walk • Helwan University is a public university based in Helwan, Egypt, which is part of Greater Cairo. It comprises 21 faculties as well as 50 research centers and productive units which connect the university with the problems of the Egyptian society.