Basilica Cistern
E33374
The Basilica Cistern is a vast underground Byzantine water reservoir in Istanbul, famed for its forest of marble columns and atmospheric, cathedral-like interior.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine structure
ⓘ
ancient cistern ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sunken Palace
ⓘ
Yerebatan Sarnıcı ⓘ
surface form:
Yerebatan Cistern
Yerebatan Sarnıcı ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Byzantine architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Byzantine imperial complex
ⓘ
Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ water supply ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 80,000 cubic meters of water ⓘ |
| city | Istanbul ⓘ |
| columnHeight | approximately 9 meters ⓘ |
| columnMaterial | marble ⓘ |
| columnRows | 12 ⓘ |
| columnsPerRow | 28 ⓘ |
| columnStyle |
Corinthian
ⓘ
Doric ⓘ Ionic ⓘ |
| constructedUnder |
Justinian I
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Justinian I
|
| constructionStartCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentFunction | museum ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
From Russia, with Love
ⓘ
surface form:
From Russia with Love
Inferno (film) ⓘ
surface form:
Inferno (2016 film)
|
| floorArea | approximately 9,800 square meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Medusa head column bases
ⓘ
brick arches ⓘ brick vaults ⓘ cathedral-like interior ⓘ column forest appearance ⓘ illumination for visitors ⓘ raised wooden walkways ⓘ shallow water pools ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| length | approximately 138 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fatih district
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hagia Sophia
ⓘ
Sultanahmet Square ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | former Stoa Basilica ⓘ |
| MedusaHeadOrientation |
one sideways
ⓘ
one upside down ⓘ |
| MedusaHeadsLocation | northwest corner ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | 336 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | water storage ⓘ |
| ownership | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ |
| roofConstruction | brick vault supported by columns ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major tourist attraction in Istanbul ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1985 ⓘ |
| usedAs | filming location ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Belgrade Forest aqueducts
ⓘ
Valens Aqueduct ⓘ
surface form:
Hadrian’s Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct ⓘ |
| width | approximately 65 meters ⓘ |
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