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The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning "Holy of Holies") is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. [ b ] Located opposite the city of Luxor , it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Egyptian queen and pharaoh, sixth ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty (c. 1479/8–1458 BC) For the 13th dynasty princess, see Hatshepsut (king's daughter). Hatshepsut Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Pharaoh Reign c. 1479 – 1458 BC Coregency Thutmose III ...
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was built around 1490 B.C. It is the only royal funerary temple from the time period to remain in good condition. [5] This temple is connected to two others temples: the temple of King Mentuhotep II and the temple of King Thutmose III. Temple of Hatshepsut
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 ...
English: Horus falcon bird statue. Horus is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities. The Temple of Hatshepsut is built into a cliff face that rises sharply above it. A turning point in the megalithic geometry of the Old Kingdom. Thebes, Luxor, Egypt.
An earlier temple was probably located here, but no traces older than that of Hatshepsut have been found. The decorations inside have been usurped by Seti I in places, his name replacing that of Hatshepsut. Cut from the living rock, Hatshepsut's temple is composed of two chambers connected by a short passageway. The outer portico is rectangular ...
The cliff tomb of Hatshepsut, also known as tomb Wadi A-1, [1] is the tomb quarried for her as the Great Royal Wife of Thutmose II, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. It is located in Wady Sikkat Taqet Zaid, to the west of the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. The tomb is cut into a slot in the vertical cliff face 70 metres (230 ft ...
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 .