Serra de Porta Coeli, Spain
1272
Escalante, Spain
1441
Carrión de los Condes, Spain
1169
Ayala, Spain
14th century
Santa Cruz de Juarros, Spain
c. 1159
Vilasantar, Spain
10th century AD
Antequera, Spain
1570
Urraúl Alto, Spain
12th century
Belorado, Spain
1358
Miranda de Ebro, Spain
14th century
Vileña, Spain
1222
Puebla de Obando, Spain
1551
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.