Segovia, Spain
50 BCE
Granada, Spain
11th century
Málaga, Spain
100-0 BCE
Córdoba, Spain
10th century AD
Toledo, Spain
0-100 AD
Gijón, Spain
0-100 AD
Mérida, Spain
8 BCE
Mérida, Spain
16-15 BCE
Sagunto, Spain
1st century AD
Mérida, Spain
25 BCE
Mérida, Spain
1st century AD
Cádiz, Spain
1st century BCE
Cartagena, Spain
5 BCE
Santiponce, Spain
117-138 AD
Córdoba, Spain
c. 50 AD
Mérida, Spain
1st century AD
Córdoba, Spain
936 AD
Ronda, Spain
13th century
Vigo, Spain
2nd century BCE
Cartagena, Spain
2nd century 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.