Ephesus

Ephesus

Lawrence Technological University

January 24, 2017

Celsus Library

Allen, Will (photograph)

Single Built Works

2015

Turkey (nation)

Ephesus (deserted settlement)

Imperial (Roman)

heroa

libraries (buildings)

View of the Celsus Library in Ephesus, Turkey. "In 92, Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus was a consul in Rome, and was in charge of all the public buildings ... When he died in 114 ... his son Tiberius Julius Aquila, built the library as a heroon (mausoleum) for his father ... The building reflects the characteristics of the age of Emperor Hadrian. The facade is two-storeyed. On the lower storey, the columns with Corinthian capitals are placed on a 21 metre long podium reached by nine steps. The columns are arranged in pairs, and between them there are three doors with richly decorated frames ... The interior of the library measures 10.92 by 16.72 metres and is covered with decorative marble,"--Ephesus Ruins and Museum by Selahattin Erdemgil, NET Turistik Yayinlar, 1986.

marble (rock)

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