Hatshepsut lived from 1508-1458 BC. Egypt prospered during her peaceful twenty-two year reign. She was a prolific builder; many of her projects, including additions to Karnak temple and an abundance of statuary, future rulers claimed to be their own - hmmph, just like man. Although there were other female pharaohs, she was certainly the most successful. Her temple is a magnificent piece of architecture.
Hatshepsut's Striking Mortuary Temple surrounded by a spectacular ridge.
The goddess Nekhbet, guardian of Upper Egypt, in form of a vulture carrying a protective amulet.
Still beautiful reliefs.
The female ruler depicted as Osiris with a pharaonic beard.
A typical tourist.
View from the top of the temple. The Valley of the Kings lies on the other side of this ridge.
Hatshepsut built many obelisks. Unfortunately this one cracked during construction and has sat unfinished in this Aswan granite quarry for three and half thousand years.
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