Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
27 April - 3 May 2000
Issue No. 479
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

The most splendid of all
LuxorThe mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut has 40 years of restoration work to thank for its renewed glory. Nevine El-Aref visited the site

Queen with a beard
A prolific builder and an iron-willed ruler, Queen Hatshepsut remains today a mystery among the numerous intrigues of her rule. Jill Kamil tells us about the woman who became Pharaoh

The red chapel rises again
From the outdoor museum at Karnak Temple, Nevine El-Aref observed the work in progress on Hatshepsut's red quartz chapel, still under reconstruction.


Borj Al-Arab
Luxury unabashed
It's not for your average Joe -- and by no means an average place. David Hirst, in Dubai, writes on the tallest, most luxurious hotel in the world
 
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