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.
Statements (51)
| 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 → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.