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Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh’s boat reassembled in real time at Grand Egyptian Museum

A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday in the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall while being reassembled in real time.

The cedarwood boat, one of two that were found that belong to King Khufu, was pieced together starting Tuesday morning as dozens of visitors watched.

The assembly of the 42-meter (137-foot) -long vessel, which sits next to its already-assembled twin that has been on display, is expected to take around four years, according to Issa Zeidan, head of restoration at the Grand Egyptian Museum. It contains 1,650 wooden pieces.