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It allows for looting the national treasury today. All large construction projects in Egypt go to the military first. Who then subcontracts it out, essentially

It allows for looting the national treasury today. All large construction projects in Egypt go to the military first. Who then subcontracts it out, essentially paying the generals their cut. Hence why Egypt is building their new capital city, to placate the military elite. The new capital is also to riot proof their capital. Large dense cities are hard to defend with armies. Hence Myanmar doing the same, even China is building a mini capital to the south of their existing capital. That being said, this big museum does make sense. Egypt is tourism dependent, and it needs star attractions beyond the scammer infested pyramids. Egypt's reputation amongst tourists has taken a horrible dent due to the extreme concentration of street hagglers, and it needs all the help it can get.

alephnerd 2y ago
> The new capital is also to riot proof their capital. Large dense cities are hard to defend with armies Partially, but Cairo is also extremely extremely crowded. It's becoming an economic drag like Jakarta and Manila are in Indonesia and Philipines due to primary city syndrome. Most planned satellite cities in Egypt end up doing decently well like 6th of October, El Sheikh Zayed, New Cairo, El Sadat, 15th of May, Nasr City, Al Obour, Badr, 10th of Ramadan, etc. By moving the ministries and the capital, it helps reduce congestion and also makes it easier to expand out. It also spreads infra capital across 6-7 governates instead of just Cairo Governate.