Ancient Library of Celsus

[bahadir]

bill43210 wrote:

Wow a fabulous set of shots,crikey, I think in the 3rd c bc we were still in mud huts!

Well,perhaps your early ancestors were also around here then, like those of Barbarian who is Celt oriented

Thank you for your kind feedback!

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TCavwrote:

bill43210 wrote:

Do you know what a thatched roof is?

Here's an example:
You're still in mud huts! And you charge a premium for the privilege! :lol:

:lol:Ah, the real privilege, I think, ishaving a sense of humour like yours

Too bad about having all the people wandering about, but it would probably take a lot of time and effort to Photoshop them all out

As for the wanderingpeople, it is unable to avoid them unless you go there early in wintertime, forEphesus is reputedly the best preserved complete city of Ancient times:!:

Thank you for your kind interest : )

[bahadir]

musket wrote:

Fabulous scenes, a tourist and photographers haven,

by the way the 12th of July is also very musical here as well

withumteen bands of the marching kind out and about that day :-)

..........................musket

Thank you for your appreciation!

Last yearEphesus was visited by the Pope, and this year I wishit couldbe you with your photographic merits

[alex james]

Very nice shots bahadir, and as usual the great info we get with them.

[bahadir]

So glad to receive your kind feedback, Sir Alex

Ijust wanted to share the point of view below,which somehow appealed to me more than the horizontal one!!

[hercules]

Hey that looks good also, nice one

[bahadir]

Thanks for the feedback, my friend!

Once there was the seaabout the green area where the arcadedroad, which used tobe lit at night, finishes ! Thanks to the silt brought by the river Meandros,the seais almost a kilometer away, now...

[Torgny]

bahadir

Oh, that light again. Makes you lift some centimeters from the ground. And all those people with their happy clothes.

One day you must tell us the secrets (mathematics) behind the architecture

Torgny

[bahadir]

Thank you Torgny! Written or not, I was expecting your appreciation ; )

That's a good issue you made here! You know,Thales, thefounder of philosophy,scientific methodology and therefore the sciences, lived inthe neighbouring city of Miletos (two hours' drive from my home!)...Hemanaged to calculate the solar eclipse of 585BC. beforehand and also measured the heights of the pyramids depending on their shadows! Btw, although the first planned cities appeared at Summerian city states, thefirst grid line city planning which today's modern citiesrely onalsoappeared around here thanks to the architect Hippodamus of Miletos!Ah, many a furtherexample could be added

Now let'sremember the golden ratio just for fun:!:You know the theory is easy; the ratio of thewhole to the longer section should be equal to the ratio of the longer section to the shorter, which shouldgive a value ofapproxiamately 1.61...

Ok! Here we go! Now suppose that your height is 1.80 ...Take your bellybutton as referance point (I'm speaking in general of course!!) Nowaccording to the golden ratio, the most aestheticalbodyshould have a measureabout 112 cm height from the bellybutton to the ground level!

Well,don't you qualify???.... Then try the silver ratio :G

Have anice weekend!

[Torgny]

bahadir

Well, thanks for the elaboration on the anathomical proportions.

Though, being one of those who wouldn´t qualify I´m personally far more interested in the architectural aspects (smile)

Another time perhaps...

Perhaps eating Mediterranean food would do the trick

Same to you

/T

[bahadir]

Torgny, one must regard anatomical proportions to understand classical architecture, for classical thought considers human body as a microcosm andalso a menifestation of excellence (smile, smile : )Ah let alone classical sculpture, at which human body represents the Polis (city) and the Policy:!:

Take the 'entasis' inthe columnscarrying the entablature...how itassumes the role of swelling of human muscles carrying some weight at ease:idea:

So is the golden ratio, whichwas also widely appliedat Renaissance edifices such as churches