a view from the hatshepsut temple near luxor, egypt towards the surrounding mountains

ancient archaeology architecture artefacts bank blue building city civilisation cliff colonnade column columns culture deir desert djeserdjeseru dynasty east egypt egyptian eighteen elbahri empire female hatshepsut historic history kings landscape luxor mediterranean monastery monument mortuary mountain mountains nile pharaoh religion ruin ruins sand site sky stone summer sunshine surrounding temple thutmose tourism travel unesco valley view wonder