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Toilet: THE OLDEST TOILET IN THE WORLD
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This has to be the oldest toilet in the world. Men, and women used to come here to sh*t there hearts out hahahahahahaha, sorry, i mean they used to come here to go to the toilet, and these holes are exactly what you must be thinking they are for. Men, and women, used to spend hours here chating and socialising. Inside the holes there is a trench which is about 8 feet deep and used to be filled with water and the slaves would have to go down there and cleen it out hahahahahahaha, i bet that was a crappy job. In front of the toilets used to be a running trough of fresh water where the Romans used to wash themselves, this is a very interesting place. Oh and b,t,w, the smell has long since gone hehehehehehehe
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Address: Ephisus
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Toilet: THE OLDEST TOILET IN THE WORLD
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Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, what the hell is that brown stuff down there, is it a snake, OH NO, ITS SH*T hahahahahahahaha
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This i think is what everybody who visits Ephesus comes to see, its the Library of Celsus. Having seen it for the first time this year i was amazed at the site, the photos does not really give it justice, its much more impresive seeing it for yourself. Restoration on the library started back in 1970 and now its the most beautiful monument in the whole of Ephisus. The library when built was the third largest of its time and was built at a cost of 2000 dinarii and every year 23000 dinarii was spent on the purchase of new books. In 262 A.D. the library was torched by the Goths and although the building survived all the several thousand books were destroyed. In 400 A.D. the library was restored and turned into a fountain and pool but in the middle ages a huge earthquake brought the library crashing to the ground once more. since then 85 of the original pieces of the library have been found and reconstructed to the sight you see today
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Address: To the south of Marble Road
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Here is another shot of the most photographed monument in Ephisus
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Address: TO THE SOUTH END OF MARBLE ROAD
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This is one of the facades of the library with a statue of one of the 4 women that Celsus had carved into stone
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Address: TO THE SOUTH OF MARBLE ROAD
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This is one of the top facades of the library which is 2 storys high and mesures 16 meters. The back of the library has been fitted with a concrete and steel support which can stand an earthquake mesuring up to 9 on the Richter scale
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Address: Located to the south of Marble Road
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This photo is just to the left of the library and shows the fantastic carvings and delecate stone work that Ephesus has to offer. It must have taken years to produce work like this
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Address: Located to the south of Marble Road
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The Odeon has been greatly renovated over the years, it has twenty three seating rows and could accommadate 1400 people. At the front there is a half circular stage where the acts and musicions used to perform. It is believed that the Odeon was once a roofed building but no real proof of this actully exists
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Address: THE UPPER AGORA
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This photo shows the Odeon and one of the entrances which then continued up the vaulted stairways leading to the seats
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This is another photo of the upper Agora and the Odeon, the views from here are fantastic
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Directions: Located to the left of the upper Agora
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iandsmith Tue Jul 7, 2009 06:15 UTC
I believe that it's actually the Austrians that are doing the restoration and own the site. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, | willyfish Wed Apr 16, 2008 16:07 UTC
suggest to change your sun glasses because I2ve been there too and of course there are toilets and sorry for your trouser and change also your temperature because by 140C you might have been grilled | jpi108 Sat Jul 14, 2007 01:33 UTC
Roman bench toilets were used in the squatting position. See this link http://naturesplatform.com/health_benefits.html#antiquity | soundchaseruk Sun May 27, 2007 16:47 UTC
Excellent news !! Not only is it a very unsociable habit but butt ends litter our world, so it is good news |
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