Hadrian's Library

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Hadrian's Library is an ancient Roman complex in central Athens, built by Emperor Hadrian as a grand library and cultural center, whose ruins now stand just off Monastiraki Square.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman library
archaeological site
cultural complex
architecturalStyle Classical architecture
Roman architecture
builder Emperor Hadrian
linked to: Hadrian
constructionEnd AD 132
constructionStart AD 131
continent Europe
country Greece
currentCondition ruin
hasPart Byzantine church remains
Ottoman-period structures
central pool
eastern façade
exedrae
lecture halls
northern wall
outer colonnade
peristyle courtyard
propylon
reading rooms
southern wall
storerooms
tetraconch church remains
western wall
heritageStatus protected archaeological site
historicalEra 2nd century AD
length about 122 meters
locatedIn Athens
Greece
central Athens
locatedNear Monastiraki Square
managedBy Hellenic Ministry of Culture
material Pentelic marble
brick
limestone
namedAfter Hadrian
nearby Acropolis of Athens
Monastiraki metro station
Roman Agora
openToPublic yes
orientation east–west
originalFunction archive
cultural center
lecture hall complex
library
philosophical school venue
partOf Roman Agora area of Athens
linked to: Roman Agora
patron Emperor Hadrian
linked to: Hadrian
period Roman Imperial period
linked to: Roman Antiquity
shape rectangular complex
significance important archaeological tourist attraction in Athens
major Roman monument in Athens
width about 82 meters

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Monastiraki Square near Hadrian's Library
Monastiraki Square hasLandmark Hadrian's Library ruins
linked to: Hadrian's Library
Monastiraki hasLandmark Hadrian’s Library
linked to: Hadrian's Library
Monastiraki station locatedNear Hadrian's Library
Gate of Athena Archegetis adjacentTo Hadrian's Library
subject linked to: gate of Athena Archegetis
archaeological landscape of central Athens hasPart Hadrian’s Library
linked to: Hadrian's Library
Pantánassa Church near Hadrian's Library
Athens historic center hasPart Hadrian's Library