Riomaggiore, Italy
11th century
Monreale, Italy
1172-1267
Palermo, Italy
1143
Syracuse, Italy
7th century AD
Rome, Italy
311-314 AD
Palermo, Italy
1185
Turin, Italy
1645
Tivoli, Italy
Italian Renaissance (1550)
Caserta, Italy
1752
Matera, Italy
7000 BCE
Verona, Italy
1354
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
11th century
Rome, Italy
1583
Cefalù, Italy
1131-1240
Rome, Italy
6th century BC
Piazza Armerina, Italy
4th century AD
Verona, Italy
0-100 AD
Vernazza, Italy
11th century
Milan, Italy
1463
Verona, Italy
100 BC
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.