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Hatshepsut's reign was a period of great prosperity and general peace. One of the most prolific builders in Ancient Egypt, she oversaw large-scale construction projects such as the Karnak Temple Complex, the Red Chapel, the Speos Artemidos and most famously, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari.
Throughout its construction, the temple plan underwent several revisions between the seventh and twentieth years of Hatshepsut's reign. [27] A clear example of these modifications is in the Hathor shrine, whose expansions included, among other things, a conversion from a single to dual hypostyle halls. [ 35 ]
The Red Chapel of Hatshepsut at Karnak near Thebes as seen from the east. The Red Chapel of Hatshepsut or the Chapelle rouge was a religious shrine in Ancient Egypt. The chapel was originally constructed as a barque shrine during the reign of Hatshepsut. She was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty from approximately 1479 to 1458 BC. It ...
The focal point of the Deir el-Bahari complex is the Djeser-Djeseru meaning "the Holy of Holies", the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. It is a colonnaded structure, which was designed and implemented by Senenmut, royal steward and architect of Hatshepsut, to serve for her posthumous worship and to honor the glory of Amun.
Its design was initially instituted by Hatshepsut, at the North-west chapel to Amun in the upper terrace of Deir el-Bahri. The name refers to hypostyle architectural pattern. Dedicated to Amun-Re, the highest deity in the Egyptian pantheon, Karnak was once the most opulent religious sanctuary in Thebes, the imperial capital of Egypt (now Luxor).
Catherine Roerig has proposed that tomb KV20, generally believed to have been commissioned by Hatshepsut, was the original tomb of Thutmose II in the Valley of the Kings. [25] If correct, this would be a major project on the part of Thutmose II, which required a construction period of several years and implies a long reign for this king.
Senenmut claims to be the chief architect of Hatshepsut's works at Deir el-Bahri. [5] Senenmut's masterpiece building project was the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru, designed and implemented by Senenmut on a site on the west bank of the Nile, close to the entrance to the Valley of the Kings.
Hatshepsut Iset: Hatshepsut: Maatkare Useretkau 1479–1458 BC KV20: Thutmose II: Thutmose III: Menkheper(en)re Kanakhtkhaemwaset 1479–1425 BC KV34: Satiah Merytre-Hatshepsut Nebtu Menhet, Menwi and Merti: Amenhotep II: Aakheperure Kanakhtwerpehty 1427–1397 BC KV35: Tiaa: Thutmose IV: Menkheperure Kanakhttutkhau 1397–1388 BC KV43 ...