temple of Hatshepsut
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The Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as Dayr al-Baḥrī, is a mortuary temple located in Thebes, Egypt. It was built around 1470 BCE for Queen Hatshepsut, who was a female pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. The temple is renowned for its unique terraced design, built into the cliffs, and its intricate reliefs depicting significant events from Hatshepsut's reign, such as a trading expedition to Punt and her divine birth.1234
Hatshepsut was a powerful ruler who adopted the full titles and regalia of a pharaoh, ruling as a dominant king alongside her young stepson, Thutmose III. Her reign was characterized by extensive building programs and a focus on trade rather than warfare. The Temple of Hatshepsut served as her funerary monument and was dedicated to the god Amon-Re, with chapels for other deities and royal ancestors.124
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Dayr al-Baḥrī…the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut (built c. 1470 bce), was uncovered (1894–96) beneath the monastery ruins and subsequently underwent partial restoration. A fuller restoration of the third terrace, sanctuary, and retaining wall was started in 1968 by a Polish archaeological mission, which also found a third temple, built by…
Read More…the terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut (built c. 1470 bce), was uncovered (1894–96) beneath the monastery ruins and subsequently underwent partial restoration. A fuller restoration of the third terrace, sanctuary, and retaining wall was started in 1968 by a Polish archaeological mission, which also found a third temple, built by…
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ThebesArchaeology of the ThebesThe temple of Hatshepsut (reigned 1472–58 bce) at Dayr al-Baḥrī is the earliest large 18th-dynasty structure to survive and one of the most impressive. There in the bay of cliffs, next to the pyramid-temple of Mentuhotep II, the queen’s architect Senenmut designed (c. 1473) a series of colonnades…
Read MoreThe temple of Hatshepsut (reigned 1472–58 bce) at Dayr al-Baḥrī is the earliest large 18th-dynasty structure to survive and one of the most impressive. There in the bay of cliffs, next to the pyramid-temple of Mentuhotep II, the queen’s architect Senenmut designed (c. 1473) a series of colonnades…
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