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Photos in this gallery are of the West Bank Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri under the cliffs of the Theban hill
Hatshepsut Luxor EG206418jhp 
 Hatshepsut Temple second Hathor Chapel terrace cow goddess Egypt Luxor on one of the lower levels and the upper courtyard was opened again in 2002 and makes the visit to this magnificent temple almost complete except that entrance into the burial chamber itself is restricted. This magnificent mortuary temple is located on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor at an area called Deir el-Bahri and built into the base of the cliffs of the Theban Hill behind which are branches of the Valley of the Kings.
Hatshepsut Temple decorations are still colourful and unlike most are accessible for photographing and lit by natural light. 
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Hatshepsut Luxor EG206418jhp
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Hatshepsut Temple second Hathor Chapel terrace cow goddess Egypt Luxor

on one of the lower levels and the upper courtyard was opened again in 2002 and makes the visit to this magnificent temple almost complete except that entrance into the burial chamber itself is restricted. This magnificent mortuary temple is located on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor at an area called Deir el-Bahri and built into the base of the cliffs of the Theban Hill behind which are branches of the Valley of the Kings.
Hatshepsut Temple decorations are still colourful and unlike most are accessible for photographing and lit by natural light.
Keywords: Egypt, Luxor, Thebes, Theban, West Bank, Deir el-Bahri, el-Bahari, Dayr, Hatshepsut, mortuary, Temple, second, colonnade, terraces, rock, cliffs, rockface, Hathor, Chapel, landscape, upright, archaeology, ancient, Egyptian, history, Egyptology, Consort, Queen, Pharaoh, Royal, ruler, woman, wall, painting, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, 2000, July, summer, 35mm, slide, film, Velvia, RVP, scanned, scan, camera, Nikon, FM2