The Valley of the Kings, located opposite Karnak and Luxor, is one of the must-see places in Egypt. The other known name of Valley of the Kings is City of the Dead. The reason why it was named the City of the Dead is that there are burial chambers for kings, queens, nobles and workers here.
18., 19. and 20. During the Theban dynasty, as soon as the Pharaohs ascended the throne, they immediately started to have their burial chambers prepared in order to prepare for the life after their death.. For this, mountainous and secluded places that are difficult to find were chosen.. Despite this, the robbers did not have much difficulty in finding and stealing these riches.. Only because the tomb of Tutankhamun was buried under the tomb of another Pharaoh, they could not find him.. The tomb was discovered by British explorer Howard Carter in 1922.. Items excavated from Tutankhamun‘s tomb now occupy one floor of the Cairo Museum.
Tutankhamun’s tomb pales in comparison to the splendor of other tombs.. The reason for this is still not fully resolved.. It is estimated that this tomb was being prepared for a noble, while Tutankamun died suddenly and was buried here.. The tomb of Tutankhamun consists of two rooms and a staircase leading down to the first chamber.. A carriage, throne and valuables were found in the first room.. In another room behind the wall was a large wooden box with a seal on it.. Inside this is the coffin of Tutankamun, which is made of solid gold.. Howard Carter isn’t out of trouble after finding this tomb. In addition, the death of the people who entered the tomb by catching a fever started the superstition of the curse of the Pharaoh.
Today, the mummy of Tutankamun is still in this tomb with climate control is stored in the box. Until 2008, only 50 people could see Tutankhamun, the youngest mummy, with the naked eye.. In 2008, Tutankhamun‘s mummy was opened to visitors 3,300 years after his death.
In the Valley of the Kings there are about 64 there is a grave. These tombs belong to the Pharaohs, their wives, children and nobles.. The first tomb to be built here, BC.. 1539 1. Tutmose. Later, the tombs of many pharaohs and nobles were built.. 10. and 11. The tombs of Ramses are also here.
This place was built on a hilly area of 3 square kilometers.. The burial areas carved into the hard rocks are similar to narrow corridors, in the form of a ramp 100-250 meters long and sloping downwards.. When you enter through the first door, the corridor widens a little. In this first hall, which looks like a mosque, statues of gods such as Amon, Ra, Osiris, Hathor are lined up to welcome the king’s funeral.. Prayers written on the walls. From here we go down a few steps to the second corridor.. This corridor also slopes downwards and again widens a bit.. In the second hall, there are Pharaoh’s personal belongings such as weapons, throne, crown, jewels, wine vessels.. There are writings and pictures on the walls describing how the god Ra traveled through the underworld.. We pass through the third corridor with a slight inclination and pass to the third hall, which is slightly enlarged.. The stone sarcophagus with the mummified body of the pharaoh is under this hall.
10 due to the looting of the treasures buried with the pharaohs.. In the middle of the century, the Great Priests of Amon took the mummies of the Pharaohs from these tombs and buried them in a well near the region.. This well is very well hidden, but it was found in 1881.
You should definitely visit Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in the valley of the kings.. Wall paintings and reliefs intact. The mummy of Tutankhamun is also located here. The treasures unearthed are exhibited in the Cairo Museum.
From here we go to the Temple of Hatshepsus, which was built by the queen Hatshepsus, which was built on the foot of a rocky slope.. This temple looks like Anıtkabir in Ankara. Daughter of Tutmosis I married Hatshepsus’ brother Tutmosis II. When his wife died, Hatshepsut was declared pharaoh by the priests of Thebes, since his son Tutmosis III was still a child.. And this temple is one of his most important works.
There are tombs of the wife and children of the pharaoh in the valley on the left side of this temple.. There is also a fetal mummy in the tomb where the wives of Nefertiti and Ramses are located.
An unfortunate event also took place in this temple.. On November 17, 1987, fire was opened on tourists from the hills and 56 Japanese tourists lost their lives.
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