Egypt 11-day exploration of ancient civilization tour

From the Valley of the Kings, we board the car and head to the Queen's Temple in the Valley of the Queens. This is the third itinerary of the day and not very far away. This is the tomb and temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the fifth ruler of the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt. She is the most famous female pharaoh in ancient Egypt and the Egyptian version of "Wu Zetian". She claimed to be the daughter of the sun god, wearing a fake beard on her face, dressed in men's clothing, bound her chest with wide clothes, holding a scepter in her hand, and was extremely majestic. The Queen's Temple is the only building that combines a temple and a tomb on the west bank of the Nile and has been preserved. It was built on a cliff with long stairs and three layers of temples. The beautiful design is integrated with the surrounding environment and was designed and built by Senenmut, the greatest architect in Egyptian history. We walked from the long stairs to the second floor, where there were sphinxes squatting on both sides of the entrance. On the second floor, there is a statue of Hatshepsut, with a delicate face, wearing a crown, a beard on her face, and her hands crossed in front of her chest. There is a scaffold on one side of the second floor, and someone is repairing the statue. The third floor is her tomb, and the middle room is where the coffin is placed. The wall of the adjacent room depicts the important deeds of Queen Hatshepsut in vivid colors and is well preserved. Coming down from the third floor and walking to the left of the first floor, there is a courtyard with many statues of goddesses. The fourth itinerary of today is the Colossi of Memnon. The two statues are located beside the road without any other buildings, which makes them look a bit lonely. This used to be the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, and the colossi originally stood in front of the temple. Later pharaohs dismantled the building and used the stones as materials for their own constructions. By the time of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the building had been completely destroyed. People believed that the stone statues were the sculptures of the Greek mythological figure Memnon, so they named them the Colossi of Memnon. The earthquakes during the Roman period caused cracks in the statues. Whenever the wind blows, the Colossi of Memnon seem to be singing, which is quite magical. Later, the statues were repaired, but they never sang again. The statues are 20 meters high, and their feet alone are 2 meters long. Both statues are severely weathered, and their faces are no longer recognizable. The statue on the left is carved from a single block of stone, while the one on the right is made of stone blocks.