Introduction to the Library of Celsus: The Library of Celsus (Library of Celsus) is a landmark building in Ephesus. In the 2nd century AD, a Roman consul succeeded his father Celsus as governor of Ephesus. In memory of his father, he built this spectacular library on his father's tomb.
The library was known as the second largest in Asia Minor at the time, with a collection of 12,000 books, second only to the one in Bergama. The building faces east so that the reading room takes advantage of morning light. There is an underground passage leading from the library to an adjacent building thought to be a bar or brothel. The library has experienced fires and earthquakes, but its front door is still standing. The last renovation was in 1970.
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