Baden, Switzerland
10th century
Baden, Switzerland
12th century
Lenzburg, Switzerland
c. 1100
Laufenburg, Switzerland
12th century
Aarau, Switzerland
c. 1200
Seengen, Switzerland
12th century
Wildegg, Switzerland
13th century
Habsburg, Switzerland
1020-1030
Thalheim, Switzerland
13th century
Aarburg, Switzerland
c. 1200
Oftringen, Switzerland
c. 1200
Böttstein, Switzerland
12th century
Biberstein, Switzerland
13th century
Beinwil (Freiamt), Switzerland
1700
Klingnau, Switzerland
1240
Veltheim, Switzerland
14th century
Brugg, Switzerland
10th century
Untersiggenthal, Switzerland
1240
Gränichen, Switzerland
13th century
Seengen, Switzerland
1625
The Temple of Edfu is one of the best preserved ancient shrines in Egypt. It was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC.
Edfu was one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, including the Dendera Temple complex, Esna, the Temple of Kom Ombo, and Philae. Its size reflects the relative prosperity of the time. The present temple initially consisted of a pillared hall, two transverse halls, and a barque sanctuary surrounded by chapels. The building was started during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes and completed in 57 BC under Ptolemy XII Auletes. It was built on the site of an earlier, smaller temple also dedicated to Horus, although the previous structure was oriented east–west rather than north–south as in the present site.