Lifelong_Dreamer
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- Jan 10, 2007
I asked the guide to take us into the Terraced Houses. He informed us there is a separate admission charged for these and I told him I was aware and we were all set for that as our museum pass covered it. Another bonus of the museum pass!
The terraced houses are homes of wealthy citizens that have now been covered and protected and some restoration work has been and is still being conducted.
Here you can see some of the marble and tile laid out waiting to be restored.
Our guide pointed out this graffiti of a gladiator or soldier etched into the walls of one of the houses. He stated this was most likely done by one of the children that lived in the home.
i just loved the mosaics and wall paintings that decorated the homes.
Here you can see they are hard at work restoring the mosaic floor. Our guide knew some of these people and they stopped him to show us they had just found a mark in a wall where a signet ring had left an impression.
Our guide had me sit on the floor near one of the railings and tilt to the side to see these glass mosaics. He told me to zoom in with camera to see the detail. He said it is one of the earliest examples of glass mosaic.
View looking down towards the agora from the exit of the terrace houses
It was now time to see the gem of Ephesus, the Library of Celsus! What a beautiful building!
I was very lucky as I was able to get a bunch of photos with nobody in them! This is usually very hard to do and I had the low tourist crowd to thank for that.
I couldn't get enough of this place! So beautiful! While I felt so badly about the low tourist levels and the impact that is having on the country I couldn't help but be thankful that it was allowing me to enjoy places like this without the hassle of hordes of people all around.
Continued in next post...
The terraced houses are homes of wealthy citizens that have now been covered and protected and some restoration work has been and is still being conducted.
Here you can see some of the marble and tile laid out waiting to be restored.
Our guide pointed out this graffiti of a gladiator or soldier etched into the walls of one of the houses. He stated this was most likely done by one of the children that lived in the home.
i just loved the mosaics and wall paintings that decorated the homes.
Here you can see they are hard at work restoring the mosaic floor. Our guide knew some of these people and they stopped him to show us they had just found a mark in a wall where a signet ring had left an impression.
Our guide had me sit on the floor near one of the railings and tilt to the side to see these glass mosaics. He told me to zoom in with camera to see the detail. He said it is one of the earliest examples of glass mosaic.
View looking down towards the agora from the exit of the terrace houses
It was now time to see the gem of Ephesus, the Library of Celsus! What a beautiful building!
I was very lucky as I was able to get a bunch of photos with nobody in them! This is usually very hard to do and I had the low tourist crowd to thank for that.
I couldn't get enough of this place! So beautiful! While I felt so badly about the low tourist levels and the impact that is having on the country I couldn't help but be thankful that it was allowing me to enjoy places like this without the hassle of hordes of people all around.
Continued in next post...