Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The entrance and the first courtyard of Hatshepsut's Temple .. ( Part 3 )

The original approach to the temple was by an avenue of sphinxes leading up from the plain . This led up to the first portal, now almost completely destroyed .

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The Feud of the Tuthmosids and the mutilation of Hatshepsut's reliefs in Hatshepsut's Temple .. Part ( 2 )

The buildings at the temple show signs of the dynastic troubles of the time . In the main, the building is Hatshepsut's ; but the names of her father Tuthmosis I,

Monday, September 19, 2016

The Mortuary Temple Of Queen Hatshepsut at El-Deir El-Bahari .. About the temple and Historical Notes .. Part ( 1 )

Hatshepsut's beautiful temple has always been, and still is, one of the most deservedly famous of Egyptian temples . Since the discovery of the 11th Dynasty building