The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. It was built in honor of the Roman senator Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaenus between 110 A.D. and 117 A.D. by Celsus' son The library reportedly was one of the most impressive buildings in the Roman empire. Built to hold 12,000 scrolls, it also serves as a mausoleum for Celsus, who is buried in a crypt under the building. The Library of Celsus was the third largest library of the ancient world, after only those at Alexandria, Egypt, and Pergamum, Turkey. Only the front facade still stands.
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