Images in this photo gallery are from the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut on the west bank of the River Nile just across from Luxor ancient Thebes. Queen Hatshepsut was one of only a few women ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh and was ruler during the 18th Dynasty- 14th century BC. Rising out of the desert plain and set against towering cliffs in the Theban Hills, the temple, with its many monumental ramps, fine terraces, and elegant columns is one of the most impressive from ancient...
more »Images in this photo gallery are from the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut on the west bank of the River Nile just across from Luxor ancient Thebes. Queen Hatshepsut was one of only a few women ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh and was ruler during the 18th Dynasty- 14th century BC. Rising out of the desert plain and set against towering cliffs in the Theban Hills, the temple, with its many monumental ramps, fine terraces, and elegant columns is one of the most impressive from ancient Egypt. What's also impressive are its colourful hieroglyphic paintings and reliefs, that tells the story of Hatshepsut's divine birth and of her journey to the Land of Punt (which is believed to be modern-day Somalia) to bring back treasures such as ebony, ivory, gold, perfumes and myrrh trees.
The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is a Unesco World Heritage listed site as part of the Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis listing.
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