Hadrian's Library was created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of AthensThe building followed a typical Roman Forum architectural style,with a propylon of Corinthian order,a high surrounding wall with protruding niches at its long sides, an inner courtyard surrounded by columns and a decorative oblong pool in the middleThe library was on the eastern side where rolls of papyrus "books" were kept with reading rooms,and the corners served as lecture halls.
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