THE TEMPLE OF DEIR EL-BAHARY

• The mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known as Deir El-Bahary; is one of the most spectacularly situated in the world.
• Hatshepsut is one of the most puzzling figures of ancient Egyptian history. Much is known of her reign as King, yet so many questions remain unanswered.
• Questions such as why late in the reign of her successor Tutmosis III, 40 years after her death, did he suddenly seem to board on a battle to erase her name and recall from the lists of Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Lying directly across the Nile from the Great Temple of  Amun at Karnak, the temple of Deir el-Bahri provides a natural central point of the west bank terrain and an inviting site for the temples of many rulers.
• It was built in the natural rock mount, a deep bay in the cliffs; which was a very significant religious and funerary site in the Theban area.