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Basilica Cistern
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople.
About
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres (490 ft) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Today, it is kept with little water for public access inside the space.
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Open map: Basilica Cistern and 8 nearby attractions41.00840, 28.97792 · Istanbul
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Photo credits (6)
- Hagia Sophia: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Great Palace of Constantinople: Gryffindor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Hagia Irene: Lenka Janochová · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Obelisk of Theodosius: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Serpent Column: Gryffindor This panoramic image was created with Autostitch (stitched images may differ from reality) . · Public domain · Commons
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