- The Temple of Tuthmosis III
- In the course of the restoration and cleaning work carried out in 1961, a small temple was discovered whose construction had been ordered by Tuthmosis III; it was found directly to the north of that of Mentuhotep and is situated between it and the Temple of Hatshepsut: this building was dedicated to the god Amun, and there was a chapel nearby dedicated to the goddess Hathor.
- The Temple of Tuthmosis Ill, built towards the end of his reign and dedicated to Amun-Re and Hathor, was abandoned by the end of the Twentieth Dynasty, probably due to a landslide which seriously damaged the buildings; it was used later as a quarry, and many centuries later, at the time of the Coptic occupation of the valley, it was transformed into a cemetery. The Temple was discovered in the course of the excavations carried out by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology during the 1961-1962 campaign; excavations at the site continued up to 1967 and revealed magnificent polychrome bas-reliefs; two of them, the most beautiful, are now on exhibition at the Museum of Luxor.
- The building constructed under the guidance of vizier Rekhmire (whose tomb TT100 is situated on the hill of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna) occupies the central position relative to the axis of the Valley; its architectural style was evidently inspired by that of the Temple of Hatshepsut. It included a system of ramps and terraces and had a large hypostyle hall sustained by 76 polygonal columns around the perimeter and 12 larger columns closer to the centre; it was followed by a hall for Amun's boat and the sanctuary proper. The Temple played an important role during the "Beautiful Feast of the Valley" and probably replaced the Temple of Hatshepsut as the final destination of the procession. Studies of the structures of the Temple of Tuthmosis , as well as conservation and restoration works, are being carried out at present by the Polish-Egyptian Archaeological Mission.
- Sources: Guide to the Valley of the Kings; Gaddis & Sons; Alberto Siliotti
