walls

Walls and Alcazar of Segovia

Segovia, Spain
12th century

Kraków Defence Walls

Stare Miasto, Poland
Medieval

Medieval Walls of Avila

Ávila, Spain
11th century

Berlin Wall

Berlin, Germany
1961

Roman Walls of Córdoba

Córdoba, Spain
206 BCE

Walls of Seville

Seville, Spain
68-65 BCE

Vannes City Walls

Vannes, France
14-15th centuries

Astorga Roman Walls

Astorga, Spain
3rd century AD

Le Mans Roman Walls

Le Mans, France
300 AD

Venetian Walls of Bergamo

Bergamo, Italy
1561

A Coruña City Walls

A Coruña, Spain
13th century

City walls of Toledo

Toledo, Spain
0-100 AD

Roman Walls of Lugo

Lugo, Spain
3rd century AD

Walls of León

León, Spain
200-300 AD

Piran Town Walls

Piran, Slovenia
1470-1538

Walls of Ston

Ston, Croatia
1358

Mansilla de las Mulas Walls

Mansilla de las Mulas, Spain
12th century

Roman Town Walls

Ljubljana, Slovenia
14-15 AD

Elbasan Castle Walls

Elbasan, Albania
15th century

Temple of Edfu

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.