The tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62, 3D)
About this app
KV62 in the Valley of the Kings as a walkable model after the published plans: staircase, corridor, antechamber, annexe, burial chamber and treasury with sizes and finds for each room. Timeline of the clearance from the first step on 4 November 1922 to 1932, long section, plan, walk with a lamp and comparison with the tomb of Seti I.
With explain mode: an AI tutor walks you through the app, points out what matters in the scene and answers your questions.
A small tomb full of finds
KV62 in the Valley of the Kings is the tomb of Tutankhamun, who died young around 1323 BC. A staircase with 16 steps and a 7.7 m corridor lead west into the antechamber. From it open the annexe and the burial chamber, which lies 0.9 m lower; east of that lies the treasury. The tomb has a floor area of about 106 m² and bends to the right. Shortly after the burial it was robbed twice and closed again. Howard Carter’s team found 5,398 numbered objects inside.
What the app shows
The app shows KV62 as a 3D model after the published plans, with sizes and floor levels for each room. A timeline leads in nine stations from the first step on 4 November 1922, the look into the antechamber on 26 November and the opening of the burial chamber on 16 February 1923 to the gold mask in 1925 and the empty tomb in 1932. Rooms with finds, cleared rooms and rooms not yet known are shown in different colours, as are rubble, sealed doors and the traces of the robbers. Door positions and depth are schematic.
What you can try
Drag the timeline and watch the rooms being opened and emptied one by one, or let the timeline play. Switch between 3D, long section and plan. Tap a room to see its size, clearance dates and finds. Start the walk at eye level with a lamp from the staircase into the treasury. The Compare panel sets the path through KV62 beside the 137 m tomb of Seti I and lists the reasons for the small size, separated into established points and hypotheses.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the tomb of Tutankhamun?
- KV62 is one of the smallest royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. The antechamber measures about 7.9 × 3.6 m, the burial chamber 6.4 × 4.1 m, and the annexe and treasury are smaller still. Including the staircase and corridor the model gives a floor area of about 106 m². The tomb of Seti I (KV17), by contrast, is about 137 m long.
- When was the tomb of Tutankhamun discovered?
- On 4 November 1922 Howard Carter’s team uncovered the top step of the staircase. On 26 November Carter looked through a hole into the antechamber, and on 16 February 1923 the burial chamber was opened. The gold mask only came to light on 28 October 1925; the last finds went to Cairo in February 1932.
- Why is the tomb of Tutankhamun so small?
- It is established that Tutankhamun died young, at about 18 to 20, and that the plan is unusual for a royal tomb of the time. It is thought that the tomb was begun for a non-royal person and enlarged after his death. It is also possible that his successor Ay took the larger tomb WV23 for himself.
- What does the app “The tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62)” show?
- A 3D model of KV62 with all rooms, a timeline of the clearance from 1922 to 1932 in nine stations, finds per room as simplified shapes, long section and plan, a walk at eye level and a size comparison with the tomb of Seti I. All shapes are drawn from scratch, without photos.
Subject: World heritage & building history
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