Basilica Cistern
Also known as Yerebatan Sarnıcı
532
Byzantine
government
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…
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