Library of Celsus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Library_of_Celsus
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ruins
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Roman
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Gaius_Julius_Aquila
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:Tiberius_Julius_Celsus_Polemaeanus
gptkbp:capacity 12,000 scrolls
gptkbp:completedIn 135 AD
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 110 AD
gptkbp:containsTombOf gptkb:Tiberius_Julius_Celsus_Polemaeanus
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:earthquake
262 AD
gptkbp:façadeRestored 1970s
gptkbp:function gptkb:cemetery
gptkb:library
gptkbp:height 16 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Library of Celsus
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:material marble
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Gate_of_Mazeus_and_Mithridates
gptkb:Agora_of_Ephesus
gptkbp:notableFeature ornate façade
statues representing Wisdom, Knowledge, Intelligence, and Virtue
gptkbp:region gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkbp:restored 1970s
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:width 21 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ephesus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5