Celsus Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Celsus_Library
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
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