Dating back to 1392 BCE, the temple was built on the east bank of the Nile River.
The Luxor Temple was built with sandstone from the Gebel el-Silsila area, which is located in South-Western
Egypt
This sandstone is referred to as Nubian sandstone. It was used for the construction of monuments in Upper Egypt
as
well as in the course of past and current restoration works.
The Luxor Temple was built during the New Kingdom and dedicated to the Theban Triad consisted of Amun,
his consort Mut,and their son Khonsu. The focus of the annual Opet Festival,Its construction was begun
by Pharaoh Amenhotep III and was completed by Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
From the Middle Ages,the population of Luxor had settled in and around the temple,at the southward end of the
mount.
Due to this, centuries of rubble had accumulated, to the point where there was an artificial hill some 14.5 to
15 metres in height.
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the
Eighteenth
Dynasty of Egypt.Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be masterpiece of ancient
architecture.
Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari.
A pyramid for her mortuary complex. At the edge of the desert, 1 km east, connected to the complex by a causeway
lies
the accompanying valley temple. Across the river Nile.
The opening feature of the temple is the three terraces fronted by a portico leading up to the temple proper,
and
arrived at by a 1 km long causeway that led from the valley temple.Each elevated terrace was accessed by a
ramp
which bifurcated the porticoes.
At the south end of the middle terrace is a shrine dedicated to the goddess Hathor.The shrine is separated
from
the temple and is accessed by a ramp from the lower terrace, although an alternative entrance existed at the
upper
terrace.The ramp opens to a portico adorned with four columns carrying Hathor capitals.