Built in a half circle of cliffs, this memorial temple marks the entrance to the Valley of the Kings. © Ian Gampon - Reliefs at the Temple of Hatshepsut. Since 2020, the project is directed by Patryk Chudzik from the PCMA UW. The unique temple of Hatshepsut Queen, located in the district of Deir el-Bahari, is one of the oldest architectural monuments in the world. [8] A further subtlety to this main alignment is created by a light-box, which shows a block of sunlight that slowly moves from the central axis of the temple to first illuminate the god Amun-Ra to then shining on the kneeling figure of Thutmose III before finally illuminating the Nile god Hapi. The Deir el-Bahri Temple Complex (also spelled Deir el-Bahari) includes one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt, perhaps in the world, built by the architects of the New Kingdom Pharaoh Hatshepsut in the 15th century BC. Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and Large Kneeling Statue, New Kingdom, Egypt (Opens a modal) The tomb-chapel of Nebamun (Opens a modal) Paintings from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun (Opens a modal) A bottle and a toy: Objects from daily life (Opens a modal) Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters Note the lengthy, colonnaded terrace some of which are 97 ft high, pylons, courts, … 1 May – Ramadan: Thutmose I (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis I, Thothmes in older history works in Latinized Greek; Ancient Egyptian: /ḏḥwty.ms/ Djehutymes, meaning "Thoth is born") was the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.He received the throne after the death of the previous king, Amenhotep I.During his reign, he campaigned deep into the Levant and Nubia, pushing the … else if (h) d=g+h+i Her buildings were considered to be much grander than those of her predecessors, and many of her successors attempted to claim them as their own. Following the tradition of many pharaohs, the masterpiece of Hatshepsut's building projects was her mortuary temple. ), Seventy Years of Polish Archaeology in Egypt, Warsaw: PCMA, 2007, Deir el-Bahari. Hatshepsut constructed many monuments and buildings. c='\" class=\"footerlink\">' To validate her rule over Egypt even during Thutmose III’s ascension into adulthood, she claimed to be the divine daughter of Amon Ra. The first excavations in the temple were carried out by Auguste Mariette, the founder of the Egyptian Antiquities Service. Start studying Week 3 - The Statue and Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. b+='@' It took 15 years to complete. The archaeological and conservation expedition reconstructed almost the entire Upper Terrace,[7] including nine statues of Hatshepsut as Osiris, the so-called Osiriacs. thefield.value = "" [2] The temple incorporates pylons, courts, hypostyle, sun court, chapel, and sanctuary. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru (Ancient Egyptian: ḏsr ḏsrw "Holy of Holies"), is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt.Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. dates from the New Kingdom. this piece serves as a waiting room for the gods. Foreigners: 25 EGP. Designed by an architect named Senemut, the temple is unique because it was designed like classical architecture. The three colonnaded terraces of this lovely structure were built within a steep half-circle of cliffs on the west bank of the Nile River, guarding the … //--> } Hatshepsut with offering jars, from the upper court of her mortuary temple, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca.