Santillana del Mar, Spain
36,000 BCE
Villanueva del Río y Minas, Spain
1st century BCE
Grandas, Spain
800 BCE
Ronda, Spain
45 BCE
Mahón, Spain
1000 BCE
Ribeira, Spain
4000-3600 BCE
Marbella, Spain
0-100 AD
Artà, Spain
900-800 BCE
Oliva de Plasencia, Spain
1st century AD
Es Migjorn Gran, Spain
1000-700 BCE
Atapuerca, Spain
800000 BCE
Chelva, Spain
1st century AD
Alaior, Spain
1700-1400 BCE
Mérida, Spain
1st century AD
Eslava, Spain
1st century BCE
Portomarín, Spain
4th century BCE
Llucmajor, Spain
1100 BC
Garrovillas de Alconétar, Spain
2nd century AD
Ribadesella, Spain
33000-10000 BCE
Mérida, 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.