resides at the West of Thebes" was dedicated to his father Ramesses I, whose short reign prevented him from building his own, and was completed by his son Ramesses II. Ramesses II constructed his own temple, referred to as the Ramesseum (a name given to it by Champollion in 1829): "Temple of a million years of Usermaatre Setepenre which is linked with Thebes-the-Quoted in the Field of Amun, in the West". Much later, during the 20th Dynasty, Ramesses III constructed his own temple at Medinet Habu. Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III This was the largest mortuary temple to be built. The construction began during the reign of Amenhotep II and continued to be changed by Amenhotep III. There is evidence that he changed some of it for his daughter Sitamun. The temple had gates, a hall, a courtyard, sphinxes and a list of Amenhotep III's achievements when he was king. The temple is 100m by 600m. It is believed that this temple was also constructed for celebration hosted by Amenhotep III. One symbolic feature in this temple was its correlation with the floods. It was designed so that all outer courts and halls would flood except for the inner hall. It was designed around their belief of the emergence of the world. When inside, you could see yourself be able to be let out again after the tide went back down. Discovery and preservation Scientists began to work on conserving this beautiful temple around the 1950s. It did not go so well, as it is buried in mud, has plants growing around it, and has been vandalized. This temple was particularly destroyed compared to others because it is so close to the Nile. The temple had been flooded countless times since it was built leading to a lot of damage. In order to prevent more water damage a drainage system was built. This helps to release the saltwater that is hurting this historical site. Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was built around 1490 B.C. It is the only royal funerary temple from the time period to remain in good condition. This temple is connected to two others temples: the temple of King Mentuhotep II and the temple of King Thutmose III. Hatshepsut's temple was inspired by the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II. The queen wanted to build this copy of a temple much grander and right