Town Hall of Ephesus, (Prytaneion). In the holy sector of the city, stood the Altar of Hestia, where the holy eternal flame of the city burned. The fact that both of the statues of Artemis Ephesia were found in the ruins of the Town Hall would indicate that the building...
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Hadrian Temple of Ephesus
Hadrian’s Temple is one of the best-preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street. It was built before 138 A.D by P.Quintilius and was dedicated to Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 A.D The facade of the temple has four Corinthian columns supporting a...
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Turkish carpets are known all over the world because the art of carpet making in Turkey is as old as the country itself and genuine handmade carpets can be found for sale in almost every town and village. Also, Turkey is one of the most famous carpet and carpet weaving...
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At the beginning of the 19th century, Anne Catherine Emmerich, a bedridden Augustinian nun in Germany, reported a series of visions in which she recounted the last days of the life of Jesus, and details of the life of Mary, his mother. Emmerich was ill for a long period of...
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Home of a Wonder: The Temple of Artemis, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, was in Ephesus. Library: There are visible ruins of a library dedicated to Proconsul Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemeanus that housed between 12,000-15,000 scrolls. Size: Ephesus was a coastal city with a population of...
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The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Ephesus is a Greek harbor city located on the west coast of Turkey which is the present-day town of Selcuk. The Temple of Artemis actually existed in several forms dating back to the Bronze...
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Ephesus received most of its marble from nearby sources such as Hierapolis (a.k.a. Pamukkale), Aphrodisias, and Pergamon. The richness and luxury of Ephesus can be understood from the glorious marble streets of the city. Marble is more beautiful than limestone and tougher, and so people like to use it for...
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Terrace Houses of Ephesus
Probably the most exciting of all the archaeological developments in Turkey is what has been uncovered on a hill overlooking the Celsus Library in Ephesos by the Austrians. And the Austrians are both meticulous and thorough, and their work on the terraced houses is spectacular. They have even built a...
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1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: 1:2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord...
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