Seville, Spain
10th century AD
Granada, Spain
889 AD
Córdoba, Spain
8th century AD
Málaga, Spain
756-780 AD
Córdoba, Spain
12th century
Málaga, Spain
929 AD
Granada, Spain
14th century
Arcos de la Frontera, Spain
11th century
Tarifa, Spain
960 AD
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
11th century
Almería, Spain
c. 955 AD
Alcalá la Real, Spain
13th century
Antequera, Spain
14th century
Hornos, Spain
13th century
Almodóvar del Río, Spain
8th century AD
Salobreña, Spain
10th century AD
Olvera, Spain
12th century
Almuñécar, Spain
13th century
Castillo de Castellar, Spain
13th century
Aracena, Spain
13th 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.