Val Müstair, Switzerland
c. 775 AD
Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland
1090-1097
Rheinau, Switzerland
778 AD
Disentis-Mustér, Switzerland
8th century AD
Warth, Switzerland
1150
Windisch, Switzerland
1308
Schwyz, Switzerland
1275
Uri, Switzerland
1879
Stans, Switzerland
1583
Bremgarten, Switzerland
c. 1300
Eschenz, Switzerland
15th century
Weesen, Switzerland
1256
Fischingen, Switzerland
1138
Metzerlen-Mariastein, Switzerland
1648
Basel, Switzerland
1898-1901
Engelberg, Switzerland
1120
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
6th century AD
Posieux, Switzerland
1138
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
c. 1125
Bellelay, Switzerland
1136-1142
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.