It is said that the woman of Pharaoh built the temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari. Wilkinson first used the name Deir el-Bahri in his book The Topography of Thebes, published in London in 1835. Champillon and Lipsius were the first to study Deir el-Bahari, but they did so in the early 19th century. Mariette was the first person to excavate in this area systematically.

The area became known as Deir el-Bahari after founding the Temple of Hatshepsut. The Polish-Egyptian team searched and studied this site from 1962 to 1968. They believe it is the Temple of Thutmose III.

 

About the Temple of Hatshepsut:

Both temples were found buried under a pile of rocks and other objects that fell off the cliff due to the earthquake. Although it had not yet been excavated, it was clear from the first few days that the site was open to the public that the building was a work of art and one of the world’s most unique cultural assets. The walls, columns, beams of the High Court, the Sanctuary of Amun, and the reconstructed statues of Ozoreda are all made of new stones and pieces painted and carved in their original places.

Some scenes have been preserved only in small portions. To give visitors an idea of ​​what the characters look like, their outlines were carved onto the surface of the faux stone. The gates, the Barcelona Sanctuary, the walls of the main sanctuary, and the upper courtyard were all made of granite.

Over 500 years, Napster Mentuhotep (2061-2010 BC), Queen Hatshepsut (1473-1458 BC), and Thutmose III built the natural stone architectural complex of Deir el-Bahari, consisting of three massive temples on different levels (1479). -1425 BC). The magnificent architecture of the temple will take your breath away. It stands out in the valley but fits well with the neighboring mountains because it was built with stones from nearby quarries.

The temple was built around a courtyard, where Queen Hatshepsut is said to have planted fragrant trees from small flower pots she brought from the land of Punta. Punt Colonnade is located on the left side of the temple, and it was built to honor the Queen’s voyage to the port city of Punt on the Somali coast. T

he next entrance to the right, the “grandfather’s portico,” is further evidence that Hatshepsut was born divine. The temple of the goddess Hathor is located to the left of the wall around Ponta. The Temple of Anubis is situated to the right of the original entrance and has been taken care of very well.

An ancient sun temple built in the form of an open roof and dedicated to the god Ra can be accessed through a door in the right wall of the roof terrace. On the left is the hall of sacrifices. Both sides of the mausoleum contain large recesses separating the two rooms. The entire building is made of natural stone.