architecture
Basilica Cistern
Istanbul, Turkey
Yerebatan Sarnıcı [Turkish]
Yerebatan Sarayı [Turkish]
Cisterna Basilica [Latin]
Architecture
Specifications
height
9.0 m
width
65.0 m
length
138.0 m
area
9,800 m²
Geography
Europe » Asia » Southern Europe » Western Asia » Turkey » Istanbul Province » Istanbul » Fatih » Alemdar
local language location name
İstanbul, Türkiye [Turkish]
historic location names
Istanbul
استانبول
(Istānbūl)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
قسطنطينيه
(Qusṭanṭīnīya/Ḳosṭanṭīnīye)
[Ottoman Turkish]
Constantinople
Κωνσταντινούπολις
(Konstantinoúpolis)
[Greek]
Κωνσταντινούπολη
(Konstantinoúpoli)
[Greek]
Constantinopolis
[Latin]
historical affiliations
542-1204
1204-1261
1261-1453
1453-1923
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
356bis-001
