Alta, Norway
4200-500 BC
Forfar, United Kingdom
9th century AD
Tanum, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Santillana del Mar, Spain
36,000 BCE
Aberlemno, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Forres, United Kingdom
600-1000 AD
Austre Åmøy, Norway
1000 BC - 0 AD
Niaux, France
11500 BC
Ribadesella, Spain
33000-10000 BCE
Forres, United Kingdom
500-800 AD
Custonaci, Italy
18,000 BCE
Villar de la Yegua, Spain
18000 BCE
Matera, Italy
8th century AD
Norrköping, Sweden
1900 BC
Lossiemouth, United Kingdom
6th century AD
Belogradchik, Bulgaria
10000 - 8000 BCE
Suomussalmi, Finland
3000-100 B.C
Botkyrka, Sweden
1800-500 BC
Lysekil, Sweden
1000 - 500 BC
Forfar, United Kingdom
500-800 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.