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The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, is an ancient funerary shrine in Upper Egypt. The temple is built into the rock itself, and consists of three terraces. It was created by the famous architect Senmut.
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The Temple of Hatshepsut is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari, on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings.
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Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. She took over the rule of Egypt when her husband, Thutmosis II, died. Thutmosis II was incidentally both her husband and half-brother.
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Restored statues of Hatshepsut, wearing a false beard, on the uppermost floor of the temple . She is wearing the twin crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.
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The South side of the temple was a necropolis dedicated to Montuhotep I.
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