Tombs of the Valley of the Queens

Tomb of Amun-Hir-khopshef Unfortunately no pictures of this tomb, or the others we visited in the Valley of the Queens. We’ll be better for the Valley of the Nobles and Valley of the Kings Amun-Hir-Khopshef was the oldest son of Ramesses III. He died young and is shown in his tomb as a boy with […]

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Temple of Hatshepsut

The fabulous terraced temple here (and the area itself) is called Deir al-Bahari. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut is a huge tourist attraction, a tremendous monument to one of the few women in Egyptian history who rose to the throne.

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Chapel of Hathor, Temple of Hatshepsut

The small chapel of Hathor is on the south, past the colonnade with the reliefs of the trip to Punt is the Chapel to Hathor with a number of intact Hathor-headed columns.

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Temple of Thutmose III, Temple of Hatshepsut

The temple of Tuthmosis III lies directly against the side of the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, but almost nothing remains except the stumps of columns and the faint outline of a ramp.

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