This is what the column probably looked like based on sources from before it was taken down for safety in 1719. The column was large enough to have a staircase inside so you could climb to the top and look out over the city.
This is a digital recreation of the central street in the city of Epheses lined with columns and shops. This is a similar structure to the central Mese in Constantinople. Note the use of color. Ancient citys were poly chromatic