Botanical garden of Thutmosis III
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The Botanical garden of Thutmose III
is an artistic representation, executed with a remarkable attention to detail, fauna and especially flora of the Egyptian empire at its peak. The reliefs are located on the walls of the room next to the Festival Hall of Thutmose III
, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, Karnak
. On land at the rear of the shrine, the pharaoh built the Festival Hall of Thutmose III
, also known as the Akhmenu. The walls were then used royal artists who, by order of the Pharaoh, engraved in stone some of the most beautiful pastoral representations of Egypt.
Thutmose III, the great warrior pharaoh who expanded the boundaries of Egypt in the north and the south, collected a considerable collection of rare species of animals and lush plants. His animals and botanical collection are found engraved on the walls of the sanctuary. Through the royal artists, the Pharaoh boasts of the scenic beauty, the lush flora and rich fauna he discovered during his victorious campaigns against Asians.
Thutmose III
Thutmose III was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twenty-two years of Thutmose's reign he was co-regent with his stepmother, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh...
is an artistic representation, executed with a remarkable attention to detail, fauna and especially flora of the Egyptian empire at its peak. The reliefs are located on the walls of the room next to the Festival Hall of Thutmose III
Festival Hall of Thutmose III
The Festival Hall of Thutmose III , is located at the heart of the Precinct of Amun-Re, in the Karnak Temple Complex, in modern Luxor, Egypt....
, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, Karnak
Karnak
The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amun and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II . Sacred Lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some...
. On land at the rear of the shrine, the pharaoh built the Festival Hall of Thutmose III
Festival Hall of Thutmose III
The Festival Hall of Thutmose III , is located at the heart of the Precinct of Amun-Re, in the Karnak Temple Complex, in modern Luxor, Egypt....
, also known as the Akhmenu. The walls were then used royal artists who, by order of the Pharaoh, engraved in stone some of the most beautiful pastoral representations of Egypt.
Thutmose III, the great warrior pharaoh who expanded the boundaries of Egypt in the north and the south, collected a considerable collection of rare species of animals and lush plants. His animals and botanical collection are found engraved on the walls of the sanctuary. Through the royal artists, the Pharaoh boasts of the scenic beauty, the lush flora and rich fauna he discovered during his victorious campaigns against Asians.