Chapelle Rouge

The Red Chapel of Hatshepsut or the Chapelle rouge was a religious shrine in Ancient Egypt. The chapel was originally constructed as a barque shrine during the reign of Hatshepsut.
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  • Type: Religious building
  • Description: religious site in Egypt, made by the pharaoh Hatshepsut
  • Also known as: “Chapelle rouge” and “Red Chapel of Hatshepsut”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Open-Air Museum and White Chapel of Senusret (Sesostris) I.

Museum
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Karnak is an archaeological museum in , . It is located in the northwestern corner of the Precinct of Amon-Re at the Karnak complex.

Religious building
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The White Chapel of pharaoh Senusret I, also referred to as the Jubilee Chapel of Senusret I, was built during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. During the New Kingdom it was demolished and used as filler for the Third Pylon of the temple of Karnak, .

Religious building
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is a religious building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luxor and East Bank.

Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
is a city in . It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as , It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.

Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.

Village
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is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'. is situated 4½ km west of Chapelle Rouge.

Chapelle Rouge

Latitude
25.72044° or 25° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
32.65766° or 32° 39′ 28″ east
Open location code
7GQJPMC5+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 115784228
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q1427051
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Chapelle Rouge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المصلى الأحمر”
  • French: “chapelle rouge”
  • French: “Chapelle rouge”
  • German: “Rote Kapelle”
  • Italian: “Cappella Rossa”
  • Japanese: “赤い祠堂”
  • Malay: “Bandarsah Merah”
  • Spanish: “Capilla Roja”
  • Turkish: “Kızıl Şapel”

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