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uglyscot Says: The main god visible here is Hathor, the cow or cow-headed goddess. Sometimes she is a human with cows ears. If she is depicted as a human then her head-dress will have horns.She is the goddess of fun, love, music, dance, drunkenness, and childbirth, often shown as a cow...
Understand the structure of the temple
uglyscot Says: The is built into the base of the cliff. The cliff itself is surmounted with a natural pyramid-shaped peak- perhaps this is why the site for this temple and the tombs within the valley were chosen,A causeway leads to a ramp, at the foot of which are statues of the Horus...
Telltale reliefs on temple walls 1
betako3 Says:
betako3 Says: The temple looks impressive.
dedeckerm. Says: The walls of the first terrace are decorated with low-reliefs appearing the transport and the erection of the obelisks of Karnak and the scenes with ritual fishings and hunting.
NoodleT Says: The temple is an impressive construction since it was carved out of the rock. However, up close there is less to see than at most of the sites. The third tier was only opened to the public last year so if you go now you'll be one of the first to see it.
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The walls of the first terrace are decorated with low-reliefs appearing the transport and the erection of the obelisks of Karnak and the scenes with ritual...
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Hatchepsut's Mortuary Temple lies on the west bank of the NIle, at the foot of the cliffs that form one branch of the Valley of the Kings. The temple is exactly opposite the Temple of Karnak on the......
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The temple of Hatchepsut - Deir el-Bahari. This temple was original for queen Hatchepsut. The temple was built as a series of enormously plateaus with colonnades to deep into the rocks, this is...
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Compared with the other places in Egypt that I visited at Queen Hatshepsut's temple you have to walk quite a long way. It's probably no further than half a mile in total from the bus, up to the top......
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