UNESCO World Heritage Site component

E904595

The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman library and monumental tomb in Ephesus, Turkey, renowned for its ornate two-story façade and status as one of the most impressive surviving structures of the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman library ⓘ
ancient building ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
monumental tomb ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
library façade architecture ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in İzmir Province ⓘ
Roman libraries ⓘ
Roman tombs ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Turkey ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Turkey ⓘ
commissionedBy Tiberius Julius Aquila ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Ephesus ⓘ
dedicatedTo Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus ⓘ
hasFacade two‑story columned façade with statues in niches ⓘ
hasFunction library ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
hasPart columned façade ⓘ
monumental entrance staircase ⓘ
niches for statues ⓘ
tomb chamber ⓘ
two‑story façade ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
heritageStatus one of the best‑preserved ancient Roman libraries ⓘ
locatedIn Ephesus ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
İzmir Province ⓘ
locatedInTime Roman Empire period ⓘ
linked to: Roman Empire
locatedNear Aegean coast of Turkey ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
notableFor combination of library and tomb functions ⓘ
impressive surviving Roman imperial architecture ⓘ
ornate two‑story façade ⓘ
numberOfFloors 2 ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site "Ephesus" ⓘ
ancient city of Ephesus ⓘ
linked to: Ephesus

archaeological site of Ephesus ⓘ
preservationStatus partially reconstructed façade ⓘ
significance major monument of Roman Asia Minor ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Library of Celsus → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
Library of Celsus → heritageDesignation → UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ