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Melbourne, Australia
State Library Victoria is an interesting place to visit. To see more photos of the library check out my blog at Batteredsuitcase.net
Ephesus Ἔφεσος Efes The roof of the Library of Celsus has collapsed, but its large façade is still intact.
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus Ephesus is located in Turkey Ephesus Shown within Turkey
LocationSelçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
RegionIonia
Coordinates37°56′28″N 27°20′31″ECoordinates: 37°56′28″N 27°20′31″E
TypeSettlement
AreaWall circuit: 415 ha (1,030 acres)
Occupied: 224 ha (550 acres)
History
BuilderAttic and Ionian Greek colonists
Founded10th century BC
Abandoned15th century AD
PeriodsGreek Dark Ages to Late Middle Ages
Site notes
Excavation dates1863–1869, 1895
ArchaeologistsJohn Turtle Wood, Otto Benndorf
WebsiteEphesus Archaeological Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameEphesus
TypeCultural
Criteriaiii, iv, vi
Designated2015 (39th session)
Reference no.1018
RegionEurope and North America
Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/;[1] Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city[2][3] on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital[4][5] by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC. According to estimates, Ephesus had a population of 33,600 to 56,000 people in the Roman period, making it the third largest city of Roman Asia Minor after Sardis and Alexandria Troas.[6]
The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In 268 AD, the Temple was destroyed or damaged in a raid by the Goths.[7] It may have been rebuilt or repaired but this is uncertain, as its later history is not clear.[8] Emperor Constantine the Great rebuilt much of the city and erected new public baths. Following the Edict of Thessalonica from Emperor Theodosius I, what remained of the temple was destroyed in 401 AD by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom.[9] The town was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD. The city's importance as a commercial center declined as the harbor was slowly silted up by the Küçükmenderes River.
Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation.[10] The Gospel of John may have been written here.[11] The city was the site of several 5th century Christian Councils (see Council of Ephesus). It is also the site of a large gladiators' graveyard. The ruins of Ephesus are a favourite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from Adnan Menderes Airport.
"Le Château de Chantilly abrite l’une des plus riches bibliothèques de France. Les trésors accumulés par les différents propriétaires de Chantilly ont été complétés et magnifiés avec passion par le duc d’Aumale, qui fut le plus grand bibliophile de son temps. Le Cabinet des livres aménagé par l’architecte Honoré Daumet à la fin du XIXe siècle forme un écrin pour les manuscrits des princes de Condé et les trésors du duc d’Aumale. Un hommage y est rendu au Grand Condé dont le buste, par Coysevox, attire le regard sur la cheminée, tandis que les armoiries des compagnons d’armes du prince ornent le plafond"
(texte tiré du site chateaudechantilly.fr)
This is the undergraduate library, so-called Moffitt Library, on the UC Berkeley campus. Built in the late 1960s.
Hint: Though appropriate in sentiment, it’s not a valentine. It's featured, along with some similarly themed items, in our Picture This blog post Presidential Sweethearts.
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"Two hearts that beat as one." President Cleveland. President Cleveland's bride
1886 June 4.
1 photographic print on mount.
Summary: Photograph showing President Grover Cleveland and his wife each inside heart shaped cut-outs.
Notes:
• R13038 U.S. Copyright Office.
• Title from item.
• A.G. Bushnell, 114 Nassau Street, New York.
Subjects:
• Cleveland, Grover,--1837-1908.
• Cleveland, Frances Folsom,--1864-1947.
• Presidents--1880-1890.
• Presidents' spouses--1880-1890.
Format:
• Photographic prints--1880-1890.
• Portrait photographs--1880-1890.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3g13964
Call Number: PRES FILE -Cleveland, Grover -- Family
This covered courtyard is in the Biblioteca Pública Municipal José María Requena in Carmona, Spain. It is a bit distorted as it is a merge of four photos.
Broward County Library.
Architect: Robert Gatje
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Built: 1980-1984
The main entrance to Bristol's central Library. It seems as if there are fewer books inside than there used to be and the section for encyclopedias, dictionary's etc. seemed to have gone. So much easier to Google for things now!
Biblioteca de la Facultad de Biblioteconomía de la Universidad de Granada, España
Library of the School of Library Science at the University of Granada, Spain
Click on All Sizes to get to the larger version.
More info:
insidecharmcity.com/2007/08/06/stop-snitchin-dvd-in-colle...
Foursquare is out of date: Harper Adams is a fully-fledged university.
Today the Hereios of the We’re Here! Group are visiting Libraries and Librarians, because Melvil Dewey, the man who invented the Dewey Decimal System, was born on 10 December 1851.
The Library at Hinton Ampner, Hampshire with Regency furniture and Ralph Dutton's collection of books. Ralph Dutton owned Hinton Ampner from 1935 until his death in 1985. The interiors were largely destroyed by a fire in 1960, but the Library was rebuilt as it had been before.
As the title suggests, this is a library building. I love the brightly lit and colorful facade, and I presume the guys on the platform loved it too.
Gōng xǐ fā cái! To all my friends celebrating Chinese New Year!
The Seattle Central Library is very interesting. It was designed by Rem Koolhaas and is 11 stories tall. I took ton's of pictures here perhaps the 4th floor which is a red maze was my favorite.
Hotel de Sens ,Paris..
Un grand grand merci à Madame Dumont-Fillon ,pour son
accueil .
One of the most incredible library Paris, specializing on art, with all the wallpapers from the beginning and even the papers that envelop our bread sticks are there !!
[Approach to Babbacombe Beach, Torquay, England]
[between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900].
1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color.
Notes:
Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J--foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905.
Print no. "10107".
Forms part of: Views of the British Isles, in the Photochrom print collection.
Subjects:
England--Torquay--Babbacombe.
Format: Photochrom prints--Color--1890-1900.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Views of the British Isles (DLC) 2002696059
More information about the Photochrom Print Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.pgz
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsc.08919
Call Number: LOT 13415, no. 932 [item]