The Celsus Library
Title: The Celsus Library
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 595 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Celsus Library
Category: /Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 595 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Celsus Library
The construction of the Celsus Library was ordered by Council Julius Aquila in the name of his father Julius Celsus Palemaeanus. It was built in 110 A.D. The Celsus Library is one of the most spectacular buildings in Ephesus. The tomb of Julius Celsus Palemaeanus can be found in a special-made room on the ground floor.
On the outside it has two floors, and in the inside it has only one 15 m.
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During excavation frieze blocks were found on either side of the fountain depicting scenes from the Parthian wars. The theory was put forward that the frieze belonged to an altar found on the south of the courtyard of the library. With the steps leading down from the library on one side and the steps leading from the street on the other, the total appearance of the courtyard is that of a small amphitheater.