Columns fabricated from the towering pink rock cliffs that make the impressive backdrop to Queen Hatshepsut's Temple. In later times it became a Christian monastery hence its alternative name of Deir El Bahari (Northern monastery). Queen Hatshepsut commenced construction early in her reign around 1480BC

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Date: 21/03/2009

Location: Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Photographer: Clive M Fox