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Built in 135 AD, it is a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus , the governor of the province of Asia; from his son Galius Julius Aquila.

The building was used as a library, the scrolls of the manuscripts were kept in cupboards in niches on the walls. There were double walls behind the bookcases, probably to protect the manuscripts from humidity. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was ruined and burned as a result of the invasion of the Goths in 265 AD.

The facade of the library is two stories, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor, and behind it, there are three entrances to the building. The one in the middle is higher than the other two. The statues in the niches of the columns today are the copies of the originals, which were taken to Viana on the excavations in 1910. The statues symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and virtue (Arete) of Celsus .
Date Taken on 18 October 2005, 16:15
Source Turkey_2798B - Celsus Library - Ephesus
Author Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
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Camera location37° 56′ 20.54″ N, 27° 20′ 28″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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