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Celsus Library : Remains of the interior<br> Sightseeing in Turkey picture - The library held 12,000 scrolls in niches around its walls during those days. A one-meter gap between the library's inner and outer walls protected the valuable books from the extremes of temperature and humidity. Unfortunately, all the scrolls perished in flames in 262 A.D.
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The library held 12,000 scrolls in niches around its walls during those days. A one-meter gap between the library's inner and outer walls protected the valuable books from the extremes of temperature and humidity. Unfortunately, all the scrolls perished in flames in 262 A.D.
North Africa/Middle East
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