Appropriately enough most of the
temples of the Theban Necropolis lie on the east side of the Nile
where the sun rises and brings life, whereas the tombs lie on the
west side of the Nile where the sun sets and brings an end to life.
It is on this side one will find the infamous Valley of the Kings.
Constructed between 1600-1100 B.C. to
be the final hidden resting place of the New Kingdom's pharaohs and
nobles priests secretly had these tombs built underground. The Valley of the Kings contains a known 63 tombs and chambers with the latest
being discovered only in 2008. It is also home to the famous 1922
discovery of King Tutankhamen's untouched tomb full of golden
treasures.
The tombs were built to conceal and
hide the mummies and their treasures from tomb raiders. Throughout
time however they were all emptied by tomb robbers anyways or have sense been cleared out and sent to the Egypt Museum by explorers. Inside their
rocky exteriors they remain in excellent condition with vibrant wall
paintings telling the stories of these once all powerful god kings.
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