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Visitors will marvel at the engineering of these subterranean freshwater cisterns dating from the 6th century AD. The largest, the Basilica Cistern was built during the Byzantine Empire to supply water to the Great Palace of Constantinople and the nearby buildings. The marble columns that support the cistern’s ceiling were recycled from structural ruins and other building projects. The Basilica Cistern was featured in the James Bond film From Russia with Love and the movie Inferno, adapted from the Dan Brown novel of the same name. Tourists can enter the cistern across from St. Sophia after exiting the subway at the Sultanahmet stop.
Alemdar Mh., Yerebatan Cd. 1/3, 34410 Faith/Istanbul, Turkey, Phone: +90-21-25-22-12-59
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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