Bozdoğan Kemeri water network
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The Bozdoğan Kemeri water network was an extensive ancient Roman-Byzantine hydraulic system in Constantinople (modern Istanbul) that distributed water brought in by the Valens Aqueduct to the city’s reservoirs, cisterns, and fountains.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman-Byzantine aqueduct network
ⓘ
ancient water supply system ⓘ hydraulic infrastructure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bozdoğan Kemeri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valens Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carries | fresh water ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Bozdoğan Kemeri (Valens Aqueduct bridge) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
covered cisterns
ⓘ
open-air reservoirs ⓘ palace complexes ⓘ public baths ⓘ |
| distributesWaterFrom | Valens Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionTargets |
central districts of Constantinople
ⓘ
hills of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 4th century and later ⓘ |
| feeds |
cisterns of Constantinople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city reservoirs of Constantinople ⓘ public fountains of Constantinople ⓘ |
| function |
supply of potable water
ⓘ
urban water distribution ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
Byzantine engineering
ⓘ
Roman engineering ⓘ |
| historicalRole | main component of Constantinople water system ⓘ |
| influenced | later Ottoman waterworks in Istanbul ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Istanbul ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Byzantine authorities of Constantinople
ⓘ
Roman authorities of Constantinople ⓘ |
| modernCityCorrespondence | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | water supply of Constantinople ⓘ |
| purpose | ensure continuous water supply to Constantinople ⓘ |
| served | population of Constantinople ⓘ |
| status | partially preserved ⓘ |
| technology |
arcaded aqueduct bridges
ⓘ
gravity-fed channels ⓘ stone-built conduits ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| uses | Valens Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSourceRegion | hinterland west of Constantinople ⓘ |
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