Zürich, Switzerland
1500 BC
Nyon, Switzerland
45 BC
Avenches, Switzerland
2th century AD
Augst, Switzerland
44 BC
Lausanne, Switzerland
15 BC
Chur, Switzerland
15 BCE
Windisch, Switzerland
c. 50 AD
Avenches, Switzerland
2nd century AD
Avenches, Switzerland
98 AD
Orbe, Switzerland
1st century AD
Winterthur, Switzerland
around 4 BC
Pfäffikon, Switzerland
294-375 AD
Bern, Switzerland
1st century BCE
Cornol, Switzerland
100-0 BC
Porrentruy, Switzerland
Neolithic
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.