Introducing Egypt’s Archeoastronomy Through Narrative Spaces. ( Merkhet Astro-Tourism Center)

Modern Sciences and Arts University (MSA)

Project idea

Astro-tourism in Egypt is a dynamic development. Astro-tourism does not have the attention it deserves in Egypt. According to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals, this project's goal is to formulate a design program to raise awareness about the role of the Ancient Egyptians in archeoastronomy through interior design. showing the ideology and symbols of astronomy in the ancient Egyptian civilization for the interior design process. Analyzing the role of interior design in creating astronomy-inspired spaces to support Astro-tourism. These goals were achieved by employing a narrative design method, which was employed in order to develop and promote an understanding of Egyptian archeoastronomy through interior design. and attracting many visitors to understand Egyptian culture through various forms of entertainment.

Project description

The activities of the astro-tourism center include: an exhibition area showing the zodiac map of the stars, which depicts the 12 constellations of the zodiacal band, which creates 36 decans of ten days each, as well as the planets. These decans are groups of stars of the first magnitude. The ancient Egyptian calendar, which was based on 30-day lunar cycles and the heliacal rising of stars, used these. and a day and night area. The earliest sort of timekeeper used by the ancient Egyptians was a sundial, which determines the time of day by observing the position of an object's shadow cast by the sun. The sun moves across the sky as the day goes on, shifting the object's shadow and signaling the passage of time. A sundial's time may be read pretty simply. In direct sunlight, the sundial's gnomon casts a distinct shadow that indicates the time. In ancient Egyptian culture, each day had its own story, which was shown at night by pharaonic symbols that showed the 30-day moon cycles. Reception, administration, restaurant, media center, gift shop, events area, and lecture room are among the other areas.

Technical information

The building has a bearing wall system as well as reflecting the function of the project. Multi-screen Interactive Observation Experience It displays different content that captivates the clients and visitors. The video wall displays the story of each zodiac and information about the history of ancient Egyptian archeoastronomy and the HVAC system. Also, the project contains detailed technical drawings (plans and sections).

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