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Ephesus photos

Home of St. Paul's Ephesians, with about 225,000 residents around the time of Alexander the Great.
  Ephesus ( Efes ) is near Selcuk (Seljuk).  


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Children with businessman who helped us find our hotel Sunday
Children with businessman who helped us find our hotel Sunday		 2 beautiful smiles, 1 skeptical appraisal
2 beautiful smiles, 1 skeptical appraisal		 Businessman (tourist guide) and father of 2 on the left
Businessman (tourist guide) and father of 2 on the left		 Kalehan Hotel (great! but more on that later)
Kalehan Hotel (great! but more on that later)
Ephesus - first stop, the little theater
Ephesus - first stop, the little theater		 From a seat higher up
From a seat higher up		 Past little theater to courtyard in Rhodian Peristyle (temenos)
Past little theater to courtyard in Rhodian Peristyle (temenos)		 The Memmius Monument in the distance. Late Hellenistic.
The Memmius Monument in the distance. Late Hellenistic.
C. Memmius was a grandson of Roman dictator Sulla.
C. Memmius was a grandson
of Roman dictator Sulla.		 I enjoyed seeing this group from Asia.
I enjoyed seeing this group from Asia.		 Very attentive group
Very attentive group		 This was once 2-stories high, with arches.
Gates of Hercules, with marble streets,
Two reliefs of Hercules draped in lion skin.

This was once 2-stories high, with arches.
Curetes St.. - Ahead, Ephesus's beautiful library building (facade now)
Curetes St.. - Ahead, Ephesus's beautiful library building (facade now)		 Friezes at Temple of Hadrian
Friezes at Temple of Hadrian		 The better preserved friezes were taken to museums.
The better preserved friezes were taken to museums.		 Ephesus kitten monitors the ruins
Ephesus kitten monitors the ruins
More actively ...
More actively ...		 Checking the other side
Checking the other side		 Don't mess with The Kitten of Ephesus :-)
Don't mess with The Kitten of Ephesus :-)		 The Ephesus Library
The Ephesus Library
Also known as Celsus Library
Also known as Celsus Library		 Sophia (Wisdom) and Arete (Character)
Sophia (Wisdom) and Arete (Character)		 Plaster casts.  Originals are in Vienna.
Plaster casts.  Originals are in Vienna.		 Note the abridged Greek inscription in center, with detailed Latin text on the sides.
To my right when facing the library,
3 interconnected passageways

Note the abridged Greek inscription in center, with detailed Latin text on the sides.
Explains the library's limited space between buildings at the time and how they made an illusory perspective by making the supporting parts smaller than those of the middle, resulting in a more distant look, and with a curvature to the horizontal seams to give it more energy.
Info on building library with illusive perspective

Explains the library's limited space between buildings at the time and how they made an
illusory perspective by making the supporting parts smaller than those of the middle, resulting
in a more distant look, and with a curvature to the horizontal seams to give it more energy.

 A how-to about construction back then
A how-to about construction back then		 From the library steps, looking toward Curetes Street
From the library steps, looking toward Curetes Street		 Celcus Library from Marble Street
Celcus Library from Marble Street
A guiding footprint on marble main street
A guiding footprint on marble main street		 One of our hotel visitors thought it was to help people find the library :-)
The footprint guided visitors to the brothel

One of our hotel visitors thought it was to help people find the library :-)

 The Great Theater of Ephesus, where Demetriusopposed St. Paul, per Acts of the Apostles
The Great Theater of Ephesus, where Demetrius
opposed St. Paul, per Acts of the Apostles		 Entrance, from stage area
Entrance, from stage area
Back to another colonnaded path
Back to another colonnaded path		 LARGE site on Hot day, and we exited nearby
LARGE site on Hot day, and we exited nearby		 At exit, The Great Theater to our left. It sat 25000 or so.
At exit, The Great Theater to our
left. It sat 25000 or so.		 Lunch afterwards. Beautiful street cafes everywhere.
Lunch afterwards. Beautiful street cafes everywhere.

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Barbara Bewick 23-Oct-2007 11:27
Brings back memories of checking Ephesus over the last 7 years on 3 independent visits. it be great if more were added to the compilation above. Keep the great work up.
Andrys Basten26-Aug-2007 05:21
To Karen, who wrote privately, I wish I'd heard more about it before I saw it! Thanks for taking the time to let me know these were helpful.
Andrys Basten28-Jan-2007 01:42
RC. glad the photos were helpful!
Kathy, if you get back here. I hope the trip in July was as much fun as mine. I think I emailed you some answers.
RC stevens 27-Jan-2007 22:10
Hi!

This site sure helped me put together my own photos of Ephesus. We were there in Sept. 2006.
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