izmir: the library

Monday, September 22, 2008

the library

Celsus Library, Ephesus Ancient City

The statues in the niches of the library columns symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and valor (Arete).

4 comments:

Diederick Wijmans said...: My next holiday trip will be to Turkey! I promise!; September 22, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Anonymous said...: So wonderful Dof in this great scene. Well done.; September 22, 2008 at 2:15 PM
Tanya Breese said...: Incredibly grand!; September 22, 2008 at 4:07 PM
monoblog said...: Diederick, you're always welcome!

Thank you so much Conflagratio!

Thanks for the feedback Tanya!; October 4, 2008 at 10:40 PM

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The city of Izmir is located in the western Anatolian Peninsula, in the midst of the beautiful Aegean shoreline. Being a metropolitan city with multicultural aspects, it is the third largest city in Turkey.

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