Schleswig, Germany
c. 770 AD
Oslo, Norway
1926
Roskilde, Denmark
Peel, United Kingdom
11th century
Jelling, Denmark
10th century
Tønsberg, Norway
871 AD
Vestvågøy, Norway
500 - 950 AD
Trondheim, Norway
1658
Newfoundland, Canada
950-1050 AD
Staraja Ladoga, Russia
ca. 1114
Trelleborg, Sweden
10th century
Nørresundby, Denmark
400 - 1050 AD
Orkney, United Kingdom
7th century AD
Narsaq, Greenland
1000 AD
Hobro, Denmark
10th century
Odense, Denmark
975 AD
Izborsk, Russia
9th century AD
Stykkið, Faroe Islands
900-1000 AD
Castletown, United Kingdom
850-950 AD
Slagelse, Denmark
10th 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.