Nogales, Spain
15th century
Monroy, Spain
14th century
Galisteo, Spain
13th century
Casas de Reina, Spain
12th century
Alange, Spain
9th century AD
Brozas, Spain
14th century
Alconchel, Spain
12th century
Villagarcía de la Torre, Spain
15th century
Capilla, Spain
13th century
Villalba de los Barros, Spain
15th century
Hornachos, Spain
11th century
Valencia del Ventoso, Spain
c. 1477
Cáceres, Spain
15th century
Mirabel, Spain
15th century
Zarza la Mayor, Spain
13th century
Medina de las Torres, Spain
14th century
Montemolín, Spain
12th century
Portezuelo, Spain
c. 1150
San Vicente de Alcántara, Spain
14th century
Aldea del Cano, Spain
13th century
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.