Hatshepsut Research Paper

Senenmut built the Egyptian monument, The Temple Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut. The Temple of Hatshepsut is architecturally, structurally, and visually different from the Parthenon and also shares some similarities. This monument honors Egypt’s New Kingdom art style because the temple depicts Egypt’s funerary sculpture style but breaks the rules by having sculptures outside in public view and wall reliefs, which weren’t allowed in Old Kingdom rules. The Temple contains three levels that honor Hatshepsut. The first level of the temple, the front Punt, was lined with trees and shrubbery like Frankincense. A room with square pillars is home to many different monuments. The monuments depict her trips to Punt. The second level of the memorial contains a picture of a trade …show more content…
On the third and final level of the temple, there are giant statues of Hatshepsut, which make up the outer columns. The temple was built as her funerary temple. The second level of the temple contained a temple for Anubis, the guardian and guide of death, and a place for Amun-Ra. All the artwork throughout the temple symbolizes Hatshepsut’s reign and birth in Egypt and her impact on women’s achievements in art history. The Greek monument “the Parthenon, Temple of Athena” was built in 438 B.C. Parthenon was built during Ancient Greece’s High Classical Period of Art. The Classical period of art depicts their sculptures, as the work of Phidias inspired the architect who constructed the Parthenon. The Parthenon architects were strict in their beliefs about numerical ratios, which resulted in beautiful proportions of the monument. The design and the mathematical precision show strict deviations from all Greek temples' horizontal and vertical lines. The Parthenon, while being a Doric temple, combines Ionic elements. A mix of Ionic and Doric elements summarizes the fifth-century BCE buildings of the Acropolis as a

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