Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Set up a funeral temple of Queen Hatshepsut in the bosom of a towering mountain in the west of Thebes. It seems the design of the temple completely different from the temples of the modern state, but he was ready to serve the function of the funerary temple, and then it participates in all vehicles and the design of other temples of his ilk Kibwabh, and Awamadh, and statues of Osiris and the Sphinx, and gardens, and the axis, the central rookie, and three-year plan this all features and benchmarks. As for what makes the Temple of Hatshepsut unique are the way in which consisted where these monuments to exploit situ, has been affected by planning the temple as is evident Temple Nebhepetre "Montuhotep" of the Eleventh Dynasty, which is located a few meters to the south, also used roads emerging and rows columns and terraces
However, the Temple of Hatshepsut was not the mirror image of the edifice of Mentuhotep preceded in spite of comments that lead this sense. One of the scientists on the contrary Egyptology pointed to the former temple, said he was "a waste opportunity" and described as Hatshepsut, the only possible solution to the problem presented by the site's most attractive, but at the same time the most difficult site. Perhaps the architect of Hatshepsut, Snnmot, he found inspiration in the edifice Montuhotep former; idea of using a series of terraces is the metaphor clear but exceeded this much a creator works of art that have speculated that these horizontal lines long alone can live in the presence of vertical lines tyrant in the background.
Certainly, the construction site was chosen because of the wonderful slopes of this behind him. But there are other reasons as well; has won the god Amon fortunate from appearing in this temple, and in order that has been built almost in the same axial line that distinguishes the Temple of Amon at Karnak. And rightly so if you extended the main axis of the temple of Hatshepsut, including nearly five kilometers to the east of Karnak it being within 100 meters of the axis of the Temple of Amun-Re. There have been limited to Hathor Bahari for several centuries before that order Hatshepsut built a temple there. There was a site of the Temple of Hathor in Nebhepetre "Montuhotep" directly to the south. The girl Hatshepsut cabin Bhthor own site as soon as possible from him.
He began in the construction of this temple in the eighth or ninth year of the reign of Queen Hatshepsut limestone has been used in the construction of good and not lump yellow sandstone quarry mountain chain south of Edfu. As is the case in the establishment of temples commemorate the anniversary. Fired at this temple during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, the name means "most holy of Amun" and shortened in the reign of Ramesses became slick "holy" either the name of Deir el-Bahari is the name of modern Arabic fired over this region in the seventh century AD, after the use of Copts This temple Dera them.