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Yerebatan Sarayi

Yerebatan Caddesi 13, Istanbul, Turkey

Featured Review : Constantine the Great reputedly built the original cistern on this site, with the current one being enlarged and rebuilt by Justinian in 532. It was known as the Basilica Cistern after the Stoa Basilica, which used to st...See Full Review

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Yerebatan Sarayi Reviews

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Basilica Cistern - Yerebatan Saray

  • 5 out of 5 stars by mightywease from Carshalton, United Kingdom
  • June 16, 2025
Quote: Constantine the Great reputedly built the original cistern on this site, with the current one being enlarged and rebuilt by Justinian in 532. It was known as the Basilica Cistern after the Stoa Basilica, which used to stand above it. The cistern... Read the full Yerebatan Sarayi review

From journal Istanbul - Minarets and Magic

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Yerebatan Sarnici or Basilica Cistern

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Anne-Marie from Vienna, Virginia
  • June 27, 2025
Quote: A few blocks from the Aya Sofya, far below the street-level of old-city Istanbul lies the Basilica Cistern, a structure that dates back to the Justinian era in the 6th century. Its purpose was to provide a store of fresh water and it was always... Read the full Yerebatan Sarayi review

From journal Mysterious Istanbul