12345Basilica Cistern0.5 km
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PlaceUNESCOAncient Site

Basilica Cistern

Yerebatan Sarnıcı · local name

A subterranean forest of 336 columns built to water the Great Palace — two of them resting on Medusa heads.

Source: Terratlasia Editorial

41.01° N, 28.98° E

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Facts

Identity

Built
542
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Architectural style
Byzantine

Status

World Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Visiting

Typical visit
40 min
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Nearby 5

Straight-line distance, not travel time

  1. Hagia Sophia0.2 kmAncient Site
  2. Blue Mosque0.3 kmMosque
  3. Great Palace Mosaic Museum0.4 kmHistory Museum
  4. Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts0.4 kmArt Museum
  5. Hippodrome of Constantinople0.4 kmAncient Site

Same category 4

Ancient Site · same city

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