The Peristyle floor inside the Library.
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Title
The Peristyle floor inside the Library.
Subject
Library of Pantainos (Athens, Greece)--Pictorial works.
Libraries--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works.
Libraries--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works.
Description
Two photographs.
This is the view from Pikilis Street, looking at an angle towards the agora. The north stoa rooms are in the foreground. The peristyle, which nearly all Greco-Roman libraries had, allowed visitors to use natural light to read the books. The remains of peristyle floor are marked by a curved line of brick. The metal square on the floor is the cover of the well that was in the library.
In front of the stoa rooms is modern equipment that seeks to reinforce the wall holding back Pikilis Street from collapsing onto the stoa and rooms.
This is the view from Pikilis Street, looking at an angle towards the agora. The north stoa rooms are in the foreground. The peristyle, which nearly all Greco-Roman libraries had, allowed visitors to use natural light to read the books. The remains of peristyle floor are marked by a curved line of brick. The metal square on the floor is the cover of the well that was in the library.
In front of the stoa rooms is modern equipment that seeks to reinforce the wall holding back Pikilis Street from collapsing onto the stoa and rooms.
Creator
Michael W. Handis
Date
May 28, 2013
Rights
Copyright Michael W. Handis, all rights reserved.
Format
jpeg
Language
eng
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