Celsus Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Celsus_Library

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_Roman_library
gptkbp:adjacentTo	gptkb:Agora_of_Ephesus
gptkbp:architecturalStyle	gptkb:Roman
gptkbp:builtFor	gptkb:Tiberius_Julius_Celsus_Polemaeanus
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Tiberius_Julius_Celsus_Polemaeanus
gptkbp:capacity	12,000 scrolls
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:Gaius_Julius_Aquila
gptkbp:completedIn	135 AD
gptkbp:constructionStartYear	110 AD
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:destroyedBy	gptkb:earthquake 3rd century AD
gptkbp:faced	east
gptkbp:façadeHeight	approximately 16 meters
gptkbp:façadeWidth	approximately 21 meters
gptkbp:function	gptkb:cemetery gptkb:library
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage	gptkb:Greek gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:material	gptkb:marble
gptkbp:notableFeature	statues representing Wisdom, Knowledge, Intelligence, and Virtue façade with Corinthian columns
gptkbp:numberOfBooks	two
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkbp:restored	1970s
gptkbp:significance	one of the largest libraries of the ancient world
gptkbp:touristAttraction	yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Curetes_Street gptkb:Gate_of_Mazeus_and_Mithridates
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Celsus Library