Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Vicenza, Italy
1571-1572
Venaria Reale, Italy
1675
Vicenza, Italy
15th century
Capaccio Paestum, Italy
550-450 BCE
Mantua, Italy
15th century
Tivoli, Italy
c. 128 AD
Verona, Italy
1280
Verona, Italy
1187
Verona, Italy
1393
Vicenza, Italy
1580-1585
Padua, Italy
1545
Alberobello, Italy
15th century
Stupinigi, Italy
1729
Turin, Italy
1633-1660
Aquileia, Italy
c. 313 AD
Torre Annunziata, Italy
100-0 BCE
Padua, Italy
1303-1305
Modica, Italy
17th century
Turin, Italy
11th century
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.