mortuary temple hatshepsut luxor city ancient egypt

navigate by keyword : monument architecture arch temple sculpture column landmark rock art statue wall ruins wood blue carving memorial monolith history mortuary hatshepsut luxor city ancient egypt middle terrace measures 246 deep 300 wide fronted porticoes west partially north sides columns arranged two rows portico single row reliefs notable south depicts expedition land punt transportation exotic goods thebes narrate divine birth thutmose represented amun ahmose legitimizing rule royal lineage godly progeny

Mortuary temple of hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Royalty Free Stock Photo

A sculpture of Pharaoh at the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut near the Egyptian city of Luxor Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Temple of Hatshepsut. Ancient funerary temple located near the city of Luxor. Egypt Royalty Free Stock Photo

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, Egypt Royalty Free Stock Photo

Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. Luxor, Egypt Royalty Free Stock Photo

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut - Luxor City - Ancient Egypt

Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut - Luxor City - Ancient Egypt Royalty Free Stock Photo

A panorama view on the east bank of the Nile at Luxor, Egypt past ancient ruins towards the Hatshepsut temple Royalty Free Stock Photo

he middle terrace measures 75 m (246 ft) deep by 90 m (300 ft) wide fronted by porticoes on the west and partially on the north sides, The west porticoes contain 22 columns arranged in two rows while the north portico contains 15 columns in a single row. The reliefs of the west porticoes of this terrace are the most notable from the mortuary temple. The south-west portico depicts the expedition to the Land of Punt and the transportation of exotic goods to Thebes. The north-west portico reliefs narrate the divine birth of Hatshepsut to Thutmose I, represented as Amun-Re, and Ahmose. Thus legitimizing her rule both by royal lineage and godly progeny