Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

c. 1490-1460 BCE

1682

Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Senenmut

built works

Egypt (nation)

Dayr al Baḩrī (deserted settlement)

Eighteenth Dynasty (Egyptian)

mortuary temples

ramps (circulation elements)

Hatshepsut--Queen of Egypt

View of the funerary temple of Queen Hatshepsut from northeast. "Inspired by a funerary temple of the Middle Kingdom built by King Mentuhotep (XIth dynasty), the architect of Queen Hatshepsut (XVIIIth dynasty), Senenmout, built one of the most beautiful monuments of ancient Egypt, the style of which was never repeated. It consists of a succession of terraces whose supporting walls are masked by long colonnades divided in the centre by monumental access ramps. On the second terrace a third portico gives entry to a peristyle courtyard leading to the sanctuary, which is cut out of the cliff. The work of Senenmout is, in the strictness of its composition, architecturally very successful and a fine example of the integration of architecture and natural site,"--John Julius Norwich, Great Buildings website.

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