Venice, Italy
9th century
Venice, Italy
1063-1093
Venice, Italy
1340
Rome, Italy
72-80 AD
Vatican, Vatican City State
1477
Vatican, Vatican City State
1506-1626
Rome, Italy
126 AD
Vatican, Vatican City State
1471-1605
Rome, Italy
8th century BC
Rome, Italy
134-139
Vatican, Vatican City State
1475
Verona, Italy
c. 30 AD
Turin, Italy
14th century
Vernazza, Italy
11th century
Ercolano, Italy
7th century BCE
Verona, Italy
c. 1329
Turin, Italy
1679
Riomaggiore, Italy
13th century
Rome, Italy
432 AD
Pompei, Italy
7th century BCE
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.