A New Vision for Visiting El Deir El-Bahari

Abstract

Luxor is a very important and unique tourist destination. By visiting el Deir el-Bahari in Luxor, the development of the temples architecture and its elements can be learned. Mentuhotep II, Hatschepsut and Tutmosis III built their mortuary temples in el Deir el Bahari. Through the tour in Hatshepsut Temple, Sennmut’s architecture can be observed and how the artists of the 18 th Dynasty were inspired by the art of the 11 th Dynasty. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the artistic value of these temples and the role of tourism in the process of transferring the culture.