Turkey's lesser known but spellbinding Attraction: Ephesus

Thursday 28 April 2016 0 comments

Among Aegean Turkey's headlining attractions, Ephesus is a splendid site with multitude of places that will delight travelers from everywhere. Looking at the beauty of this ancient site, it is easy to understand why it receives so many visitors every year. Not just a must for those enjoying a Turkey vacation, anyone with slightest interest in recounting the mysteries of the past with the remnants of ancient archaeological marvels of Ephesus should take pleasure in a tour.
Why travel to Ephesus?
The House of Virgin Mary draws quite a lot of pilgrimage visitors but Ephesus is not just another religious or historically significant place. It is a scholar's dream, an adventurer's site to unravel the past and a wanderer's fantasy to satiate the wanderlust. Easily accessible through Selchuk via private and shared cabs, buses, one can travel through the entire site in only half or a full day. The lack of towering structure may seem disappointing at first but the beauty of the site lies in its extensive architectural design that is spread all over the site. With plethora of temples, houses and avenues of the ancient times at the site, travelers would surely cherish a rendezvous here. 

The best way of having the perfect Ephesus experience is by including a full day or few hours tour in their overall Turkey trips. Since Ephesus is only a site, overnight accommodation is a problem that no tourist would want to encounter. So, getting a private cab or a shared cab or minibus or a train journey with a group of friends to this site with a local guide would be an enthralling experience. To satisfy the desire for Turkish cuisine, numerous places for enjoying kebabs and other Turkish delicacies are available at the exit gates. Souvenir shops also have grand local designs at display but it is best to shop from the city or bargain well to get the best deal. Often people travelling the west Turkey wonder why travel to Ephesus when it is only an ancient site with no trekking or holiday resorts to offer. But the site's beauty is in its spectacular archaeological design that was once considered among greatest wonders of the ancient world.
The biggest attraction remains the world famous Temple of Artemis whose remnants have survived attacks from centuries before. The site offers an extravagant view of the city that once was with ruins of the Odeion, Temple of Hadrian, Trajan Fountain, Terrace Houses, Scolasticia Baths, Prytaneion, Temple to Serapis, Celsus Library, Great Theatre and many more.
 Cafes at the Exit gate offer some of more delectable beverages so travelers can savor their taste buds while savoring the ancient experience. When getting out, it is also wise to consider visiting the famed nearby Cini workshops for which visitors will need to hire a convenient transport option to get to. Kusadasi is a little distant from Ephesus but offers grand coastal vacation options with its classy resorts, treasure of archaeological marvels and sun kissed beach holidays.

what was the library of celsus used for

Sunday 17 April 2016 0 comments

Celsus Library is a typical structure of architectural style prevalent in the period of Emperor Hadrian, dates back to 2. Centry AD. The most wellknown building of Ephesus City was built to honour proconsul (governor) of the Asian province Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, by his son Tiberius Julius Acquila. Known as third largest library of Ancient World after Alexandria and Pergammon libraries.

Celsus library locates in the corner of Curetes street and the Marble road at center of the city, just to the left of the Commercial Agora. It rests on a nine-stepped podium 21m in length, the facade is richly decorated with relief carvings and has two stories that visitors can see – each with three pairs of columns capped with Corinthian capitals. First storey’s pillars are taller than 2.storey’ pillars for giving perspective to the building. Under the building there is a burial chamber in which stunning tomb of governor locates. The Celsus Library had three entrance doorways flanked by four statues locate in niches. These figures represented four qualities associated with the late governor: wisdom (sophia), intelligence (ennoia), knowledge (episteme) and virtue (arete).

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