Symbols, artwork and sculpture in ancient Deir el-Bahri
Published by Asya in Africa, Cultural, Egypt, History, Monuments
Deir el-Bahri is located on the west bank of the Nile River. There it sits greeting spectators as they enter the Valley of the Kings. The site is comprised of three temples, the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep, the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut II and the Mortuary Temple of Thutmoses III. The Temple of Deir El-Bahri is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period.
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