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Basilica Cistern Tickets

Explore a 6th-century chamber built to hold 80,000 cubic meters of water

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Afonso,  Portugal Portugal
12 Aug 2024
Good
It was a very nice experience! The only thing to improve would be a bit more information/background/history/trivia provided by the guide.
Basilica Cistern: Skip The Line Ticket + Guided Tour
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Dirk,  Germany Germany
17 Sep 2024
Good
alle Sehenswürdigkeiten in einer Tour, die Basilika Zisterne ist das Highlight. Der Eintritt in die Hagia Sophia ist im Gesamtpreis nicht enthalten und wird bar vom Reiseleiter eingesammelt....
alle Sehenswürdigkeiten in einer Tour, die Basilika Zisterne ist das Highlight. Der Eintritt in die Hagia Sophia ist im Gesamtpreis nicht enthalten und wird bar vom Reiseleiter eingesammelt. Allerdings 30 Euro pro Person und nicht 25 Euro wie in der Beschreibung der Tour angegeben.
Blue Mosque: Guided Tour + Basilica Cistern & Hagia Sophia Skip The Line Tickets
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Ana Isabel,  Spain Spain
23 Aug 2024
Average
Las entradas correctas, sin problema. El servicio de atención al cliente en Estambul, penoso. Como tengas un problema lo llevas claro. 3 días para q te contesten. Vamos, q mejor te lo solucionas tu
Hagia Sophia Guided Tour & Basilica Cistern Ticket

About: Basilica Cistern

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The Basilica Cistern is a chamber built in the 6th century, under the Emperor Justinan I, to hold 80,000 cubic meters of water. It is located under the streets of Istanbul, supported by arches and 336 marble columns. This masterpiece of architecture is probably the most famous of the hundreds cistern built in Istanbul. This Cathedral size cistern now hold only a fraction of the water that carried during its history and it has been re open to the public after carful renovation works. The ceiling is supported by impressive 336 marble columns, each 9 metres (30 ft) high, arranged in 12 rows of 28 columns each . Intresting thing is that the majority of the columns in the cistern appear to have been recycled from the ruins of older buildings. One of the most famous of this "recycled" piece is probably the "head of the Medusa" raising from the water tank.

Basilica Cistern
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Basilica Cistern
Alemdar Mh., Yerebatan Cd. 1/3, 34410, Istanbul
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