Why is the Queen Hatshepsut’s Tomb such a big deal?
This stunning Temple of Hatshepsut was also called “Djoser-Djeseru.”
The Temple of Hatshepsut was built for “Pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut,” the queen of the 18th Dynasty.
It is a unique tomb temple for Hatshepsut in ancient Egypt, and it is thought to be one of the greatest achievements of this culture.
It was built in honour of Hachepsut and Amon.
The king of Egypt had to build tombs and temples to honour the gods and pharaohs and keep their memories alive for all time.
Queen Hatshepsut always knew how to improve her reputation and make her name last forever.
Hatshepsut ruled Egypt like a man because she was the daughter of a very powerful god.
She was in charge for about 20 years.
The history of Queen Hatshepsut
King Thutmosis I and his wife Ahmose had a daughter named Hatshepsut.
Thutmosis got a son named “Thutmose II” from Mutnofret through his second marriage.
As was the custom, Hachepsut married Thutmosis II before she turned 20.
Queen Hatshepsut became the wife of the god Amon, which is the highest title a woman in Egypt can have and gave her a great political position.
Her husband had died, and her son was still a boy, so she ran the country until she became the Pharaoh of Egypt.
What do people know about Hatshepsut?
During her rule, Egypt was the most peaceful and wealthy it had ever been.
It was known for the success of its trade, economy, and many public works projects, which gave people all over the country jobs.
where is the Hatshepsut Temple?
The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is in Upper Egypt, near the Deir El-Bahari mountains.
The name comes from an old monastery that was built during the time of the Copts.
About 27 km northwest of Luxor, on the west bank of the river in western Thebes (the great capital of Egypt during the new empire of Egypt).
It was next to the Temple of the Mortuary of Mentuhotep II.
The temple is at the entrance to the Valley of the Kings, which you can see on your luxurious tours of Egypt.
How old is the Hatshepsut Temple?
In the year 1479 B.C., Queen Hatshepsut gave the order to build this beautiful temple.
She took about fifteen years to build the temple, which told the story of her life.
How did they build the temple of Hatshepsut?
The Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb was carefully designed by “Senenmut,” who was in charge of her affairs.
The Temple of Mentuhotep II was used as a model, but everything was made bigger.
The Hatshepsut tomb temple has three levels, and each one has a carefully designed colonnade.
Design of the Queen Hatshepsut’s tomb
On the Ground Level, there was a garden with strange trees that Hatshepsut had brought back from her trips to Punt.
And, sadly, this garden is no longer there.
There are square columns in the back of the courtyard.
Some scenes show Thutmose III dancing in front of Amon, and others show the marshes of Lower Egypt.
To get to the second level, you can climb a set of stairs.
On the second level of Hatshepsut’s tomb, there were two pools and a row of sphinxes that led to another ramp.
This level has one of the first pictures to show what a commercial expedition looked like.
There was also a place of worship for the goddess Hathor, which looked like a woman with the head of a cow and the ears of a dog holdingștiins.
The birth colonnade is on the right side of the ramp. It tells the story of how Hatshepsut and Amon made the world.
On the left side of the ramp is Punt’s colonnade, which tells of his great journey to the mysterious “Land of the Gods.”
Egyptians hadn’t been to the Temple of Hatshepsut in hundreds of years.
There is also the Chapel of Hathor, which has a room with twelve beautiful columns that have the head of Hathor on them.
As capitals and the Chapel of Anubis, which has a room with twelve fluted columns and a ceiling that looks like the sky.
On the Third Level, there is a portico with two rows of columns facing forward.
All of the pictures of Queen Hatshepsut were destroyed, and they were all replaced with pictures of King Thutmosis III.
Behind the courtyard is the sanctuary of Amon.
During the time of the Ptolemies, it was rebuilt and again dedicated to Imhotep.
The story of the temple
This amazing tomb for Hatshepsut is thought to be the best way to learn about ancient Egypt.
It shows how great the pharaoh is and has shrines to honour the gods who will be important to him in the future.
The next temples of the new empire were built in the same style as this one.
Who destroyed the temple of Hatshepsut?
Even though vandalism by Thutmose III damaged some parts of this beautiful ancient building,
During their tours of Egypt, many tourists said that this site was well kept and worth seeing.
This amazing temple is built on top of three large terraces that are linked by ramps.
It’s open from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.
Just outside the entrance to the temple is a bazaar, which is a market with many different kinds of goods.
Inside this amazing Temple of Hatshepsut, you can see the colonnade of the birth and the colonnade of Punt, as well as the chapel of Hathor, the chapel of Anubis, and the sanctuary of Amon.
Check out the sights in Egypt.
You should visit the Temple of Hatshepsut while you are in Egypt. This is especially true if you choose one of our Egypt vacation packages or take a Nile cruise between Aswan and Luxor.
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