The Valleys of the Kings and the Queens

On the West Bank of the Nile opposite Luxor are the mortuary temples of the New Kingdom Pharaohs, and hidden away in the nearby valleys are their brilliantly decorated tombs. Unfortunately we couldn't take photos inside tombs, but we could take them of the temples and of the remains of the village of the tomb builders.

Text and photos © Peter Kirk 2002. Permission is given for copying without alteration for non-commercial use.

 

The Valley of the Kings from Above

In the Valley of the Kings

Group at the Valley of the Kings

The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut from Above 1

The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut from Above 2

The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut from Below

Head of Hathor, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

Outside the Mortuary Temple of Rameses III

Reliefs in the Mortuary Temple of Rameses III

Peter at the Mortuary Temple of Rameses III

Deir el Medina, The Workers Village

Deir el Medina, Ancient Potsherds

The Valley of the Queens