The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru (Ancient Egyptian: ḏsr ḏsrw "Holy of Holies"), is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt. 🕌📸🍀 Polish-Egyptian Archaeological and Conservation Mission at the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari was established in 1961 by Prof. Kazimierz Michałowski, who also became its first director. Since then, archaeologists, conservators, architects, and other specialists have been working under the auspices of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw (PCMA UW), and in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, on documenting and reconstructing the temple. Polish specialists are responsible for the study and restoration of the three levels of the temple. During work on the Upper Terrace, graves of members of the royal families from the Twenty-second to the Twenty-sixth Dynasties were discovered. The necropolis was created after the terrace had been destroyed by an earthquake. The archaeological and conservation expedition reconstructed almost the entire Upper Terrace, including nine statues of Hatshepsut as Osiris, the so-called Osiriacs. The temple is gradually being opened for tourists. Since 2000, they can visit the reconstructed Upper Festival Courtyard, the so-called Coronation Portico, and the platform of the Upper Ramp. In 2015 and 2017, the Solar Cult Complex and the Main Sanctuary of Amun-Re, respectively, were also opened to the public. The Polish team consists of specialists from many scientific institutions: the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw, the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the National Museum in Warsaw, and the Faculty of Architecture of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. Since 2020, the project is directed by Patryk Chudzik from the PCMA UW. #Travel #TravelPics #Photography #TravelPhoto #Podroze #Wycieczka #Zdjecia #egypt #luxor #visitegypt #visitegypt🇪🇬 #visitluxor #visitthebes #spring #Sun #Fun #Follow #FollowMe #FollowThem #Walk #Walking #egyptpolish #mortuarytempleofqueenhatshepsut (w: Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut) https://www.instagram.com/p/COkZC2VN6hm/?igshid=znxerjr3pb4y
