uploaded-images/b65e868cbc8341f7ab21c5d3ae1084cf.JPG

Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. West Bank, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt

uploaded-images/87e5a0a9c1fc4a11bd9a20cbfd5e0139.JPG

Temple of Khnum. The temple of Esna is dedicated to the god Khnum.

uploaded-images/9823d260e661426abd6a21da54ee09c6.JPG

uploaded-images/1839648b881444d5b82d431aba28986c.JPG

Hatshepsut's temple is one of the world’s most striking architectural masterpieces, but perhaps even more noteworthy is the woman who commissioned it.
Beneath the sheer, stark cliffs of Deir el Bahri, the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut reveals one of the most extraordinary reigns in Egyptian history.
Stepped platforms, pillared porticoes, and vibrant reliefs set against the desert backdrop make it one of the world’s most striking architectural masterpieces, but perhaps even more noteworthy is the woman who commissioned it.
The eldest daughter of King Thutmose I, Hatshepsut first assumed the role of queen regent during the 18th dynasty after the death of her husband, Thutmose II. Although her stepson, Thutmose III, eventually came of age, she adopted the title of pharaoh and ruled for more than two decades.
She was one of ancient Egypt's first female pharaohs.

The Temple of Hatshepsut

uploaded-images/6b094ebd623f419483071c39972b47d3.JPG

The Karnak Temple Complex

uploaded-images/ecb8515aeaee4805bf91c89968b43ef3.JPG

uploaded-images/aa82c8d12b5c4f80b1dcbc218ddad8ca.JPG

uploaded-images/a6400a56867747b4a08af84fc17cb356.JPG

Karnak Temple is a vast open-air museum, it’s the largest temple all over the world. No site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It’s not just one temple but three temples within each other, dedicated to the god Amun Ra, his wife goddess Mut, and their son god Khnsu.

This huge temple complex was the biggest cult center at Thebes (modern-day Luxor) during the time of the new kingdom 18th dynasty in 1500 BC. It took the ancient Egyptians more than 2000 years to build this temple, more than 30 kings contributed to the building each of them added something to satisfy the “Amun Ra” and that’s how it became the largest of the Egyptian temples.

Tourists admire the magnificent stone columns at Karnak Temple, the largest ancient religious site in the world located in Luxor, Upper Egypt, Africa.

uploaded-images/715b9db6ab304e29a834226f2d7d1116.JPG