View into a central projecting bay, showing top with segmental pediment; [The burial chamber under the floor contains the marble sarcophagus of Celsus in an excellent state of preservation.] Built in 110-135 CE, it is a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia; from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus is beneath the ground floor, across the entrance. The building was used as a library, the scrolls of the manuscripts were kept in cupboards in niches on the walls. There were double walls [a ventilation hall] behind the bookcases, to protect the manuscripts from heat and humidity. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient ...
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