Córdoba, Spain
784 AD
Seville, Spain
1401
Seville, Spain
1584
Oviedo, Spain
781 AD
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1075
Oviedo, Spain
9th century AD
Seville, Spain
10th century AD
Granada, Spain
889 AD
Valencia, Spain
1482-1533
Burgos, Spain
1221
Toledo, Spain
around 200 BC
Granada, Spain
13th century
Cáceres, Spain
13th century
Salamanca, Spain
3rd century BC
Segovia, Spain
50 BCE
Córdoba, Spain
8th century AD
Córdoba, Spain
10th century AD
Segovia, Spain
12th century
Granada, Spain
11th century
Getxo, Spain
1893
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.