Large-scale ancient Egyptian limestone relief panels and carved columns featuring hieroglyphic inscriptions and figural scenes are displayed inside a gallery hall of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, Cairo. The museum, established in 1902, houses one of the world's largest collections of ancient Egyptian antiquities, including monumental stone artifacts from various dynastic periods. A visitor is visible in the foreground, providing scale against the towering relief slabs lit by overhead spotlights.