Hadrian's Library Athens Greece

video by Liliana Usvat
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The Library of Hadrian in Athens: The Library of Hadrian was an impressive monument in ancient Athens. Only a few remains have survived to this day, though.

It is located outside the metro station of Monastiraki and on the northern side of the Acropolis. This library was constructed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in 132 AD and the building followed a typical Roman Forum architectural style.

It had only one entrance, a high surrounding wall at its long sides and an inner courtyard with a central pool and garden surrounded by marble columns. At the eastern end of the collonade, there was a series of rooms that constituted the actual library, where papyrus books were stored. These rooms also served as lecture halls and reading rooms.

The library was seriously damaged during the Herulian invasion of 267 AD and was repaired in 407-412 AD. In the Byzantine times, three Christian churches were built at that site, whose remains have partly survived.

The Library of Hadrian was the emperor's "payback" to the neighboring Roman Agora, which was a construction of Caesar and Augustus. In order to build the library, around 24 blocks had to be demolished.
Architecturally, the library was rectangular in shape, measuring 119 meters long and 89 meters wide.

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