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Temple Of Hatshepsut At Deir El-Bahri | Hatshepsut Temple

  • 05 16, 2023

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Temple of Queen Hatshepsut At Deir El-Bahri 

The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the area known now as Deir El-Bahari is actually one of the most remarkable temples in Egypt.

The Temple of Hatshepsut is made out of local limestone to commemorate the achievements of Queen Hatshepsut of the 18th Dynasty of the new kingdom and also as a funerary temple and sanctuary for Amun Ra in which the divine birth story is mentioned.

Thutmose III damaged the place out of anger towards the queen who had removed him from the throne. Upon its discovery in the mid-nineteenth century, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut was in ruins and its present appearance is largely due to the restoration work done by a team of Egyptian and Polish archaeologists in the 1960s.

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Pharaohs can be explored shortly in the valley of kings through Luxor day tours also if you can board the train for a couple of hours north you can also cover it during Aswan day tours or even our 2 days tour to Luxor from Aswan there are a lot of Egypt day tours that go to Luxor from the various Egyptian cities like Hurgada day tours by land to Luxor or if you come for a leisurely holiday in Sharm you can take the plane for one day during Sharm El Sheikh excursions to explore all of the historical city. Another interesting experience is to book Egypt Nile Cruise Tours in Luxor and Aswan, to enjoy their attractions and the unique view of the Nile River.

Hatshepsut Temple in Luxor

Memorial Temple of Hatshepsut got its name from a monastery in the same area known as the Northern Monastery, Deir El-Bahari in the Arabic language and some theories suggest that this temple was used as a Coptic monastery in the early Christian period.

Planning any tours to Egypt? or from our varieties of tours from Cairo, you can easily see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut with Cairo Top Tours.

The Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor is composed of three terraces and gives breathtaking scenery to tourists during their visit. The two lower terraces have been full of trees and on the southern end of the 1st colonnade, there are some scenes, among them is the well-known scene of the transportation of Hatshepsut’s two massive obelisks.

Hatshepsut's temple has three storeys, as well as a large number of statues made entirely of limestone representing various deities, such as statues of the god Osiris and Queen Hatshepsut.  These two mihrabs are among the main features of Hatshepsut's temple, and also the largest of its kind. In front of the wall opposite the mihrab entrance is a granite door.

The temple and many more attractions in Luxor can be done during one of Egypt's Luxury tours that allows you to stay at the most outstanding hotels and Nile cruises or if you are traveling with a small amount of money and would like to save your time and expenses you can check our wide variety of Egypt cheap budget tours packages, if you have been on an accident and suffer from a physical injury don't ever worry because our professional operators customized a collection of Egypt wheelchair accessible tours packages that use all the accessible vehicles and different facilities for disabled people which is one of the main categories of our Egypt classic tours.

Would you like to visit a special place Temple Of Mentuhotep II?,  It's a very old building from ancient Egypt where you can learn all about how amazing the Egyptians were. You can even pretend to be an ancient Egyptian yourself and see what it was like to live back then!

 

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The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahri is one of Egypt's most recognizable temples because of its style and ornamentation. Unlike the majority of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom era, it was constructed of limestone rather than sandstone.
 

Queen Hatshepsut was one of the most famous female pharaohs of ancient Egypt. She ruled as a co-regent with her stepson Thutmose III and is known for her successful reign, monumental building projects, and her unique portrayal as a male pharaoh in statues and reliefs.

 The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile River near Luxor. It was built during the 15th century BCE and served as a funerary temple for Queen Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's few female pharaohs.

Queen Hatshepsut (circa 1473-1458 BC) built a magnificent temple in Deir el-Bahri, on the west bank of Luxor, facing the Karnak Temple, the main sanctuary of Amun on the east bank. Hatshepsut's temple was called in ancient Egyptian "Jisro Bridge", meaning the holiest sanctuary, and was designed by Senenmut, who held many titles, including director of Amun's property.
 

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