Antequera, Spain
3000 BCE
Illes Balears, Spain
11th century BCE
Toledo, Spain
11th century
Bohonal de Ibor, Spain
2nd century AD
Mérida, Spain
3000 BCE
Mahón, Spain
850 BCE
Coaña, Spain
400-300 BCE
Ourense, Spain
c. 75 AD
Toledo, Spain
0-100 AD
Castro de Rei, Spain
2nd century AD
Córdoba, Spain
3rd century AD
Algeciras, Spain
0-100 AD
San Amaro, Spain
2nd century BCE
Ibiza, Spain
650 BCE
Antequera, Spain
1800 BCE
Casas de Reina, Spain
1st century AD
Campoo de Enmedio, Spain
29 BCE - 19 BC
Bóveda de Mera, Spain
3rd century AD
Garray, Spain
6th century BC
Arellano, Spain
1st century AD
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.