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The Temple of Hatshepsut was built as a funerary monument by Hatshepsut to her father and herself , She is believed to be, or at lest, to have claimed to be, a pharaoh in her own right. Her father was Thotmose I, and her mother was Queen Ahmose. Her tomb is in the Valley of the Kings. It was intended to drive the shaft of the tomb under the hill so Hatshepsut could lie under her temple, but faults in the rock made this impossible. The temple is well decorated, The lowest level on the far left shows a series of paintings depicting the tranportations of obelisks up the Nile by boat. For some reason, tour operators take their crowds of people straight up the ramp and ignore this lower level. At the bottom of the ramp you will see several small mounds of cement in a distinct pattern, these cover cover the roots of ancient palm trees planted when the temple was bult. The temple was later used as a Christian Convent, called the Convent of the North. To the right, and in front of the temple you can see steps running down to a well where water was drawn, you can still see water but I doubt it would be safe to drink, Leave a Comment Address: Deil el-Bahari
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