Thasos, Greece
1843
Mount Athos, Greece
963 AD
Zakynthos, Greece
15th century
Chersónisos, Greece
14th century
Feres, Greece
1152
Mount Athos, Greece
980-983 AD
Kalavryta, Greece
362 AD
Mount Athos, Greece
1169
Archangelos, Greece
1770
Mount Athos, Greece
14th century
Mount Athos, Greece
10th century
Plataniás, Greece
1618-1634
Kissamos, Greece
17th century
Mount Athos, Greece
10th century
Mesanagros, Greece
13th century
Mount Athos, Greece
10th century
Mount Athos, Greece
11th century
Chaniá, Greece
1537
Ierapetra, Greece
15th century
Mount Athos, Greece
1527-1536
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.