Éphèse, Alytarchs' Stoa

A 4.7-5.5 m-wide hall (stoa) dated to the late antique period (4th/5th century A.D.), according to an inscription, borders the two Terrace Houses along the Curetes Street. The hall, built over honourific Imperial monuments, overcomes a difference in level of 2.5 m via steps to the east. A polychrome mosaic floor with geometric, floral and figurative designs covers the floor of the hall. Alytarchs' Stoa, Ephesus, Turkey.