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Ancient Egyptian pharaohs processed through the streets of Egypt's capital city in honour of Cairo's new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation, or NMEC.

The procession of floats contained the mummified remains of 18 kings and 4 queens.

Famed rulers Queen Hatshepsut and King Ramesses II, who governed Egypt for nearly 7 decades, were among them.

Each carriage was inscribed with the sovereign's name and fitted with shock absorbers to safeguard their precious passengers from unexpected bumps in the road.

The pharaohs have now reached their new resting place at the NMEC, a series of low rise buildings topped by a pyramid.

Archaeologists will first release the mummies from the nitrogen bubbles in which they were transported.

The pharaohs will then undergo 15 days of restoration work before being displayed individually in special cases with high tech temperature and humidity controls.

Until then, visitors are welcome to peruse the museum's wide array of other ancient Egyptian artefacts.

Asmaa Said is the curator of the NMEC.

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