Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari

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The Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari is a monumental terraced mortuary temple built for the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, renowned for its grand colonnades and dramatic setting against the cliffs on the west bank of the Nile.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian temple
archaeological site
mortuary temple
alignedWith Karnak Temple Complex
surface form: Temple of Karnak (via processional route)
alsoKnownAs Djeser Djeseru NERFINISHED
Djeser-Djeseru NERFINISHED
architect Senenmut NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle terraced temple
builtAgainst limestone cliffs of Deir el-Bahari
builtBy Hatshepsut NERFINISHED
builtFor Hatshepsut
connectedBy causeway to the valley temple
constructionEnd c. 1458 BCE
constructionStart c. 1479 BCE
country Egypt
culture Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
currentUse tourist attraction
dedicatedTo Hatshepsut
surface form: Pharaoh Hatshepsut
dedicatedToDeity Amun NERFINISHED
Anubis
Hathor
dynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
excavatedBy Egypt Exploration Society
surface form: Egypt Exploration Fund

Édouard Naville NERFINISHED
hasChapel Anubis chapel
Hathor chapel
hasFeature colonnaded porticoes
hypostyle halls
long processional ramps
sanctuaries cut into the cliff
three large terraces
hasRelief Punt expedition reliefs
coronation of Hatshepsut reliefs
divine birth of Hatshepsut reliefs
hasSanctuary Amun sanctuary NERFINISHED
laterAlteredBy Thutmose III NERFINISHED
locatedIn Deir el-Bahari NERFINISHED
Luxor NERFINISHED
Thebes
Upper Egypt
locatedOn west bank of the Nile
materialUsed limestone
near Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED
partOf Deir el-Bahari temple complex NERFINISHED
Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED
period New Kingdom NERFINISHED
primaryFunction mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
significance masterpiece of ancient Egyptian architecture
suffered damnation of memory of Hatshepsut
translationOfName Holy of Holies
surface form: “The Holy of Holies”
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

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Luxor notableNearbySite Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari