His monument lies only a few meters south of Hatshepsut’s and was excavated by several British and American missions between 1859 and 1931 and extensively studied by a German mission in the 1970s. Like Hatshepsut’s temple, Mentuhetep’s building was reached by a long avenue, lined with statues, two of which are still standing in place, and a ramp that leads up to a low terrace.

Colonnades on either side of the ramp and on the terrace above continue around to the north and south sides of the building. Unlike Hatshepsut’s temple, Mentuhetep’s is small.

It was topped by a mastaba or by a mound (but probably not by a pyramid, as was once thought). And unlike Hatshepsut’s temple, Mentuhetep’s was used both as a temple dedicated to the king and to hathor ,and as the royal burial-place .behind the mastaba or mound atop the temple , a large columned courtyard has eighty octagonal pillars .

In the floor is the entrance to a 150 meter-long corridor leading westward to his burial chamber cut deep in the limestone cliffs.

Mentuhetep’s monument is closed to visitors today but a good view can be had from the open court in front of it that once was filled with trees, flowers, and statuary.

There is a depression in the courtyard into which howard carter's horse is said to have fallen.
At its base, a corridor leads to a chamber under the temple in which excavators  found an unusual red ,black ,and white statue of  mentuhetep ( now in the Cairo museum).

From" The Illustrated Guide to Luxor" by kent R.Weeks ,published by the American University in Cairo Press. Copyright © 2005 White Star S.p.a