Fri, Nov 27, 2009 It is one of the most dramatically situated
mortuary temple in the world, named on the Queen Hatshepsut. It
is a complex of mortuary temples located opposite to the city of
Luxor (Egypt) and west bank of river Nile. Mentuhotep II was the
first monument built by the eleventh dynasty. Senunmut the
architect of the queen designed and set it at the head of the
valley overshadowed by the Thebes of “Lover of Silence”, where
live the goddess who presided over the necropolis. This temple
is unique because of its design and decorations. It is build of
limestone while most of the other temples are built of
sandstone. It was built as a funerary temple for Queen
Hatshepsut the 18th Dynasty. It was also built as a sanctuary of
the God, Amon Ra. There are three terraces in the temple. The
lower two terraces were once filled with full of trees. There is
a beautiful sigh scene on the southern end of 1st colonnade and
the transportation of Hastshepsut’s two obelisks is one of the
famous scenes. If we look at