Istanbul water supply system

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historic structure infrastructure network water supply system

The Istanbul water supply system is a historic network of aqueducts, reservoirs, and distribution structures that has provided the city with fresh water since antiquity and the Ottoman era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul 2
Istanbul water supply system canonical 1
Istanbul water system 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic structure ⓘ
infrastructure network ⓘ
water supply system ⓘ
architect Mimar Sinan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
hasPart Basilica Cistern NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bendler Nature Park dams ⓘ
Binbirdirek Cistern NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bozdoğan Kemeri NERFINISHED ⓘ
Büyük Bent (Great Dam) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Elmalı Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kırkçeşme water supply system NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taksim water distribution system NERFINISHED ⓘ
Topuzlu Bent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valens Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valide Bendi NERFINISHED ⓘ
aqueducts ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ
covered reservoirs ⓘ
distribution structures ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
open-air reservoirs ⓘ
public taps ⓘ
reservoirs ⓘ
underground channels ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Istanbul’s cultural heritage ⓘ
historicalPeriod Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
modern Turkey ⓘ
inception antiquity ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine engineering ⓘ
Ottoman engineering ⓘ
Roman engineering ⓘ
locatedIn Marmara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature combination of aqueducts, dams, and cisterns ⓘ
continuous use and adaptation over many centuries ⓘ
purpose drinking water provision ⓘ
supplying fountains ⓘ
supplying imperial palaces ⓘ
supplying public baths ⓘ
urban water supply ⓘ
serves city of Istanbul ⓘ
significantEvent expansion under Roman emperors ⓘ
major expansion under Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ
reorganization under Byzantine emperors ⓘ
waterSource Alibeyköy River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Belgrad Forest springs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kağıthane River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Terkos Lake region springs ⓘ

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Belgrade Forest aqueducts → partOf → Istanbul water supply system ⓘ
Altın Boynuz → isPartOf → Istanbul water supply system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Istanbul water system
Sinan Agha → notableWork → Istanbul water supply system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul
Sinan Agha → designed → Istanbul water supply system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kırkçeşme water supply system of Istanbul