Built to honor Amon-Re (ancient Egypt's sun god) and the female pharaoh Hatshepsut (who was believed to have descended from Amon-Re), the Temple of Hatshepsut stands out for its grand architecture ...
Now, the location of his long-lost tomb ... significant people were interred in their new resting place near Hatshepsut's temple. The entrance was well disguised by sand and rocks, and was ...
While Hatshepsut may have overseen the burial, it was likely Thutmose II himself who had his tomb constructed at this location ... [ed] to construct a funerary temple for him, in order to secure ...
The archaeologists at first thought the tomb belonged to a royal consort, because of its location near the burial places of royal wives and that of Thutmose II’s wife, Hatshepsut, who took the ...
Built in 1500 BC on the west bank of the Nile, the temple of Hatshepsut serves as a spectacular new kind of temple and amazes Egyptologists with its unique design and historical significance.