Torralba, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Alghero, Italy
1400-1300 BCE
Buddusò, Italy
1600-400 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1600 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1800-1600 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1300-800 BCE
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1800-1200 BCE
Calangianus, Italy
1700-1400 BCE
Olbia, Italy
1600 BCE
Golfo Aranci, Italy
1500 BCE
Olmedo, Italy
2500-2000 BCE
Giave, Italy
800-500 BCE
Province of Sassari, Italy
3000 BCE
Provincia di Sassari, Italy
1600-1300 BC
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1500 BCE
Perfugas, Italy
1300 BCE
Olbia, Italy
1400-1200 BCE
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.