It is the most important remains of the Ephesus antique city in the Izmir Selcuk province. Built during the Roman Period in 115 – 117, it survived a fire in the year 260. It is famous for its striking architecture of its two story facade. The three rows of recesses in the inner walls of the library were used to store rolls of script. The library is adjacent to the commercial Agora, built by Asian consul Gaius Julius Aquila, in 135AD, in memory of his father who is entombed here. In a building showing all the characteristics of Roman architecture, the front is ornately decorated with replicas of statues of four women between the front columns, symbolising mind, destiny, science and wisdom. The originals are in the Vienna Museum.