06/06/2023
The celebrated temple of (c.1473–1458 BC), the queen who became Pharaoh, is located here, in , on the west bank of . Made up of three man-made terraces that gradually rise up toward the sheer cliff face, this structure is truly a sight to behold.
The temple of Hatshepsut served as a mortuary temple for the female pharaoh and her revered father, Thutmose I. Sunset was regarded as the daily death of the sun god before his glorious rebirth in the east. Given its funerary nature, Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple was built on the west bank of the Nile, directly across the river from the main temple of Amun in Karnak. The statues of this god, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu left their
temples every year during the Beautiful Feast of the Valley, and crossed the Nile to visit the royal mortuary temples, including Hatshepsut’s, which appears to have been one of their most important stops.
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