Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari Luxor

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari Luxor

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari is located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. The temple is hewn from a huge cliff, the center edifice will lead you to three patios, and the background scenario is stunning. The main focus of the architectural splendor lies in the structure, which is known as Djeser-Djeseru meaning sublime of the Sublimes or Splendor of the Splendors and has series of columns at regular intervals named designed and put to work by Senemut and architect of Hatshepsut.

The temple was built for the only woman pharaoh in Egypt Hatshepsut, who was the daughter of the second Tuthmosis, married to the third Tuthmosis, and again to the fourth Tuthmosis after the former died. The temple of Hatshepsut is 97 feet tall set at the foot of the Theban hills, a grand spectacle to behold, with the temple almost entering into the heart of the hills. The temple expertly puts into use the concept of open space while building the temple; the columnar structures are arranged one above the other to get two inclines, which you bring you to the second floor. On the other side of the temple of Hatshepsut lies the Valley of the Kings, another spectacle to behold where the shafts act as a connector to the underworld.

The first part of the storey was planted with myrrh trees said to be imported by Hatshepsut herself from probably modern Somalia. Myrrh enjoyed mandatory presence in all the religious rituals performed by any temple in Egypt. There were sphinxes lining the lower part leading all the way to the Nile, which are in line with the Temple of Amon at Karnak just bang opposite the river Nile several of the Sphinxes have found themselves up to the Metropolitan Museum in New York, America.

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