building near temple of hatshepsut in deir el-bahri on the west bank of the nile near luxor ancient thebes in egypt

africa african ancient archaeology architecture arid bahari bahri bank building civilization colonnade column culture deir desert destination discovery east egypt egyptology elbahri empire excavations explore hatshepsut hill history landmark landscape limestone luxor middle monument mountain nile old past place rock ruin sand sandstone sightseeing site stone sunlight sunny sunshine temple thebes tourism travel west