Mtskheta, Georgia
590-605 AD
Kutaisi, Georgia
1106
Tmogvi, Georgia
12th century
Rustavi, Georgia
6th century AD
Mtskheta, Georgia
11th century
Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
9th century AD
Zarzma, Georgia
8th century AD
Akhmeta, Georgia
6th century AD
Sighnaghi, Georgia
9th century AD
Ikalto, Georgia
6th century AD
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
1875
Georgia, Georgia
10th century
Aspindza, Georgia
8th century AD
Tbilisi, Georgia
12th century
Tbilisi, Georgia
12th century
Mtskheta, Georgia
6th century AD
Ubisa, Georgia
9th century AD
Katskhi, Georgia
988-1014 AD
Achi, Georgia
13th century
Tsaghveri, Georgia
11th 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.